Who is better, Flo-Jo or Devers?
Florence Griffith Joyner leads with a GOAT score of 85.5 against 85.5 for Gail Devers — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Flo-Jo vs Devers
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Florence Griffith Joyner and Gail Devers level at 85.5. Florence Griffith Joyner leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics. Gail Devers leads on Longevity.
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Flo-JoWinner
85.5Flo-Jo wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Devers
85.5Devers wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Florence Griffith Joyner
85.5
Flo-Jo leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Florence Griffith Joyner
2. Gail Devers
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
Through age 24 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Florence Griffith Joyner48 major golds
1 season by age 24 · 48 per season
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Devers — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | Flo-JoRetired | DeversRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 3 |
| World records | 2 | — |
| World golds | 1 | — |
| 100m best (s) | 10.49 | — |
| 200m best (s) | 21.34 | — |
| Olympic medals | 5 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| 100 m personal best | — | 10.82 |
| 100 m hurdles best (s) | — | 12.33 |
| World indoor golds | — | 4 |
| US titles | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 99 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 58 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Flo-Jo85.5
Devers85.5
FAQ
Where does Devers beat Flo-Jo?
Devers scores higher on longevity. Flo-Jo leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Flo-Jo vs Devers score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Flo-Jo: 85.5, Devers: 85.5.
What do you think?
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