GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Pellegrini vs Egerszegi

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
EgerszegiWinner
86.8

Egerszegi wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Pellegrini
83.4

Pellegrini wins: Longevity

Candidates
Locked to Swimming

Shareable URL · /compare/federica-pellegrini-vs-krisztina-egerszegi

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 Krisztina Egerszegi
86.8

Egerszegi leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Five Olympic golds including three straight 200 m backstroke titles.

1. Krisztina Egerszegi
86.8
2. Federica Pellegrini
83.4

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 season
1. 🇭🇺 Krisztina Egerszegi5 seasons played · career day 1,826643.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Federica Pellegrini5 seasons played · career day 2,19116 major golds
-97.5% vs Egerszegi at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Pellegrini00011026
🇭🇺 Egerszegi00130.5259.5515.491,160.49

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.

MetricPellegriniRetiredEgerszegiRetired
Olympic golds15
World titles6
Olympic medals27
World records115
European titles13
World Championship golds4
200 m backstroke record (s)127.49
European golds12
Dominance w25%8088
Peak w20%8692
Longevity w20%8876
Honours w20%8090
Statistics w15%8488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Egerszegi86.8
Pellegrini83.4
The people
Pellegrini
Egerszegi

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Pellegrini vs Egerszegi. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →