Who is better, Baltrusch or Rice?
Frank Baltrusch leads with a GOAT score of 80.4 against 80.3 for Stephanie Rice — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Baltrusch vs Rice
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Frank Baltrusch above Stephanie Rice: 80.4 vs 80.3. Frank Baltrusch leads on Longevity, Statistics. Stephanie Rice leads on Peak, Dominance, Honours.
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BaltruschWinner
80.4Baltrusch wins: Longevity, Statistics
Rice
80.3Rice wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Frank Baltrusch
80.4
Baltrusch leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Frank Baltrusch
2. Stephanie Rice
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. 🇦🇺 Stephanie Rice5 seasons played · career day 1,825420 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Frank Baltrusch5 seasons played · career day 1,825366 major golds
-12.9% vs Rice at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Baltrusch | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 366 | 472 |
| 🇦🇺 Rice | 0 | 0 | 70 | 154 | 420 | 616 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BaltruschRetired | RiceRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | 3 |
| European Championship medals | 2 | — |
| National titles | 6 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| National records set | 4 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| World records set | — | 2 |
| Commonwealth Games golds | — | 3 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Baltrusch80.4
Rice80.3
FAQ
Where does Rice beat Baltrusch?
Rice scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Baltrusch leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Baltrusch vs Rice score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Baltrusch: 80.4, Rice: 80.3.
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