Who is better, Kahanamoku or Murphy?
Duke Kahanamoku leads with a GOAT score of 86.8 against 86.7 for Ryan Murphy — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kahanamoku vs Murphy
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Duke Kahanamoku above Ryan Murphy: 86.8 vs 86.7. Duke Kahanamoku leads on Longevity. Ryan Murphy leads on Honours, Statistics.
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KahanamokuWinner
86.8Kahanamoku wins: Longevity
Murphy
86.7Murphy wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Duke Kahanamoku
86.8
Kahanamoku leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Duke Kahanamoku
2. Ryan Murphy
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. 🇺🇸 Ryan Murphy5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Duke Kahanamoku5 seasons played · career day 2,1912 major golds
-83.3% vs Murphy at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kahanamoku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 🇺🇸 Murphy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KahanamokuRetired | MurphyActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | 4 |
| Olympic silver medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 4 | — |
| World records | 6 | 1 |
| Years at world level | 20 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 9 |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| NCAA titles | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kahanamoku86.8
Murphy86.7
FAQ
Where does Murphy beat Kahanamoku?
Murphy scores higher on honours, statistics. Kahanamoku leads on longevity.
How is the Kahanamoku vs Murphy score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kahanamoku: 86.8, Murphy: 86.7.
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