Who is better, Wellbrock or Lochte?
Ryan Lochte leads with a GOAT score of 86.1 against 85.9 for Florian Wellbrock — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Wellbrock vs Lochte
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ryan Lochte above Florian Wellbrock: 86.1 vs 85.9. Ryan Lochte leads on Longevity, Honours. Florian Wellbrock leads on Dominance, Peak.
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LochteWinner
86.1Lochte wins: Longevity, Honours
Wellbrock
85.9Wellbrock wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ryan Lochte
86.1
Lochte leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ryan Lochte
2. Florian Wellbrock
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. 🇺🇸 Ryan Lochte5 seasons played · career day 1,826582.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Florian Wellbrock5 seasons played · career day 1,82613 major golds
-97.8% vs Lochte at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Wellbrock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| 🇺🇸 Lochte | 0 | 0 | 118 | 235 | 467.3 | 1,040.97 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WellbrockActive | LochteRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | 12 |
| World Championship golds | 8 | 18 |
| European Championship golds | 6 | — |
| Open water 10 km world titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 6 |
| World records | — | 3 |
| 200 m medley record (s) | — | 114 |
| World Championship medals | — | 39 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lochte86.1
Wellbrock85.9
FAQ
Where does Wellbrock beat Lochte?
Wellbrock scores higher on peak, dominance. Lochte leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Wellbrock vs Lochte score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wellbrock: 85.9, Lochte: 86.1.
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