Who is better, Fredericks or Brisco-Hooks?
Valerie Brisco-Hooks leads with a GOAT score of 83.5 against 83.4 for Frank Fredericks — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Valerie Brisco-Hooks above Frank Fredericks: 83.5 vs 83.4. Valerie Brisco-Hooks leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Frank Fredericks leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Brisco-Hooks wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Fredericks wins: Longevity
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Brisco-Hooks leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇦 Fredericks | 0 | 0 | 72 | 154 | 426 | 774 |
| 🇺🇸 Brisco-Hooks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FredericksRetired | Brisco-HooksRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic silver medals | 4 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| World Indoor golds | 1 | — |
| Personal best 100 m | 9.86 | — |
| Personal best 200 m | 19.68 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| Golds at one Games | — | 3 |
| 200 m personal best | — | 21.81 |
| 400 m personal best | — | 48.83 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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Sign in to voteValerie Brisco-Hooks leads with a GOAT score of 83.5 against 83.4 for Frank Fredericks — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Fredericks scores higher on longevity. Brisco-Hooks leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fredericks: 83.4, Brisco-Hooks: 83.5.
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