Who is better, Fredericks or Ovett?
Frank Fredericks leads with a GOAT score of 83.4 against 83.4 for Steve Ovett — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fredericks vs Ovett
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Frank Fredericks and Steve Ovett level at 83.4. Frank Fredericks leads on Longevity. Steve Ovett leads on Dominance, Statistics.
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FredericksWinner
83.4Fredericks wins: Longevity
Ovett
83.4Ovett wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇦 Frank Fredericks
83.4
Fredericks leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Frank Fredericks
2. Steve Ovett
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. 🇳🇦 Frank Fredericks5 seasons played · career day 1,825426 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Steve Ovett5 seasons played · career day 2,19012 major golds
-97.2% vs Fredericks at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇦 Fredericks | 0 | 0 | 72 | 154 | 426 | 774 |
| 🇬🇧 Ovett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 26 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FredericksRetired | OvettRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic silver medals | 4 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| World Indoor golds | 1 | — |
| Personal best 100 m | 9.86 | — |
| Personal best 200 m | 19.68 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World records | — | 5 |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 1 |
| Mile best (sec) | — | 228.8 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Fredericks83.4
Ovett83.4
FAQ
Where does Ovett beat Fredericks?
Ovett scores higher on dominance, statistics. Fredericks leads on longevity.
How is the Fredericks vs Ovett score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fredericks: 83.4, Ovett: 83.4.
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