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Pankratov vs Čavić

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PankratovWinner
79.8

Pankratov wins: Dominance, Honours

Čavić
79.8

Čavić wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Denis Pankratov
79.8

Pankratov leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Won both butterfly titles in Atlanta 1996 with a world record in the 100 m.

1. Denis Pankratov
79.8
2. Milorad Čavić
79.8

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Form index per season
1. 🇷🇺 Denis Pankratov5 seasons played · career day 1,826408 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Milorad Čavić5 seasons played · career day 2,19122 major golds
-94.6% vs Pankratov at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Pankratov0064136310690
🇷🇸 Čavić00021436

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricPankratovRetiredČavićRetired
Olympic gold medals2
Olympic medals31
World Championship golds21
World records set5
European Championship golds6
European titles4
World records1
Olympic finals2
Dominance w25%7874
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7076
Honours w20%8074
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Pankratov79.8
Čavić79.8
The people
Pankratov
Čavić

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