Who is better, Babashoff or Casas?
Shaine Casas leads with a GOAT score of 79.3 against 79.2 for Deborah Babashoff — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Babashoff vs Casas
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Shaine Casas above Deborah Babashoff: 79.3 vs 79.2. Shaine Casas leads on Statistics, Peak. Deborah Babashoff leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CasasWinner
79.3Casas wins: Peak, Statistics
Babashoff
79.2Babashoff wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Shaine Casas
79.3
Casas leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Shaine Casas
2. Deborah Babashoff
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Shaine Casas5 seasons played · career day 2,190584 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Deborah Babashoff5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 major golds
-37.8% vs Casas at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Babashoff | 0 | 0 | 50 | 114 | 363 | 469 |
| 🇺🇸 Casas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.5 | 468.4 | 814.8 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BabashoffRetired | CasasActive |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | 3 |
| United States titles | 3 | — |
| National team years | 6 | — |
| Relay medals | 2 | — |
| World short-course golds | — | 3 |
| NCAA titles | — | 2 |
| 200 m medley best | — | 115.3 |
| US national titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Casas79.3
Babashoff79.2
FAQ
Where does Babashoff beat Casas?
Babashoff scores higher on dominance, honours. Casas leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Babashoff vs Casas score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Babashoff: 79.2, Casas: 79.3.
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