Who is better, Wellbrock or Carey?
Florian Wellbrock leads with a GOAT score of 85.9 against 85.8 for Rick Carey — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Wellbrock vs Carey
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Florian Wellbrock above Rick Carey: 85.9 vs 85.8. Florian Wellbrock leads on Longevity. Rick Carey leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
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WellbrockWinner
85.9Wellbrock wins: Longevity
Carey
85.8Carey wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Florian Wellbrock
85.9
Wellbrock leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Florian Wellbrock
2. Rick Carey
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. 🇺🇸 Rick Carey5 seasons played · career day 1,825383 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Florian Wellbrock5 seasons played · career day 1,82613 major golds
-96.6% vs Carey at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Wellbrock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| 🇺🇸 Carey | 0 | 0 | 50 | 116 | 383 | 581 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WellbrockActive | CareyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 3 |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 8 | — |
| European Championship golds | 6 | — |
| Open water 10 km world titles | 3 | — |
| World records set | — | 5 |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Pan Pacific titles | — | 2 |
| US titles | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wellbrock85.9
Carey85.8
FAQ
Where does Carey beat Wellbrock?
Carey scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Wellbrock leads on longevity.
How is the Wellbrock vs Carey score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wellbrock: 85.9, Carey: 85.8.
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