Who is better, McKeon or King?
Lilly King leads with a GOAT score of 87.1 against 87.0 for Emma McKeon — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McKeon vs King
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lilly King above Emma McKeon: 87.1 vs 87.0. Lilly King leads on Longevity. Emma McKeon leads on Honours, Statistics.
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KingWinner
87.1King wins: Longevity
McKeon
87.0McKeon wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lilly King
87.1
King leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lilly King
2. Emma McKeon
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. 🇦🇺 Emma McKeon5 seasons played · career day 2,55622 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lilly King5 seasons played · career day 1,82614 major golds
-36.4% vs McKeon at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 McKeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| 🇺🇸 King | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | McKeonRetired | KingActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 6 | — |
| Olympic medals | 14 | 7 |
| World Championship medals | 20 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 11 | — |
| 100m freestyle best (sec) | 51.96 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 12 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| NCAA titles | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
King87.1
McKeon87.0
FAQ
Where does McKeon beat King?
McKeon scores higher on honours, statistics. King leads on longevity.
How is the McKeon vs King score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McKeon: 87.0, King: 87.1.
What do you think?
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