Who is better, Phillips or Thompson-Herah?
Dwight Phillips leads with a GOAT score of 85.2 against 85.1 for Elaine Thompson-Herah — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Phillips vs Thompson-Herah
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Dwight Phillips above Elaine Thompson-Herah: 85.2 vs 85.1. Dwight Phillips leads on Longevity. Elaine Thompson-Herah leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
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PhillipsWinner
85.2Phillips wins: Longevity
Thompson-Herah
85.1Thompson-Herah wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dwight Phillips
85.2
Phillips leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dwight Phillips
2. Elaine Thompson-Herah
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. 🇺🇸 Dwight Phillips5 seasons played · career day 1,826412 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇲 Elaine Thompson-Herah5 seasons played · career day 2,55553.9 major golds
-86.9% vs Phillips at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Phillips | 0 | 0 | 64 | 138 | 316 | 734 |
| 🇯🇲 Thompson-Herah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.25 | 75.3 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PhillipsRetired | Thompson-HerahActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World Indoor golds | 2 | — |
| Personal best long jump | 8.74 | — |
| World Championship medals | 5 | 5 |
| Olympic golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic medals | — | 6 |
| 100 m personal best | — | 10.54 |
| 200 m personal best | — | 21.53 |
| Sprint doubles at Games | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Phillips85.2
Thompson-Herah85.1
The people
Phillips
Thompson-Herah
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Where does Thompson-Herah beat Phillips?
Thompson-Herah scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Phillips leads on longevity.
How is the Phillips vs Thompson-Herah score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Phillips: 85.2, Thompson-Herah: 85.1.
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