Who is better, Adkins or Atkins?
Derrick Adkins leads with a GOAT score of 82.0 against 82.0 for Derrick Atkins — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Derrick Adkins and Derrick Atkins level at 82.0. Derrick Adkins leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Derrick Atkins leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Adkins wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Atkins wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Adkins leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Adkins | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 359 | 703 |
| 🇧🇸 Atkins | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 360 | 638 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AdkinsRetired | AtkinsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World outdoor titles | 1 | — |
| US national titles | 2 | — |
| Personal best (s) | 47.54 | — |
| Global finals contested | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Personal best (100m) | — | 9.91 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 1 |
| National titles | — | 3 |
| World Championship finals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 68 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
Derrick Adkins leads with a GOAT score of 82.0 against 82.0 for Derrick Atkins — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Atkins scores higher on statistics, longevity. Adkins leads on peak, dominance, honours.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Adkins: 82.0, Atkins: 82.0.
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