Who is better, Devers or McLaughlin-Levrone?
Gail Devers leads with a GOAT score of 85.5 against 85.5 for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Devers vs McLaughlin-Levrone
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Gail Devers and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone level at 85.5. Gail Devers leads on Longevity. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
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DeversWinner
85.5Devers wins: Longevity
McLaughlin-Levrone
85.5McLaughlin-Levrone wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Gail Devers
85.5
Devers leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gail Devers
2. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
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. 🇺🇸 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone5 seasons played · career day 2,191262.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Gail Devers5 seasons played · career day 3,28662.8 major golds
-76.0% vs McLaughlin-Levrone at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Devers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.48 | 62.78 |
| 🇺🇸 McLaughlin-Levrone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.82 | 158.8 | 414.51 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DeversRetired | McLaughlin-LevroneActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 3 |
| World Championship golds | 5 | — |
| 100 m personal best | 10.82 | — |
| 100 m hurdles best (s) | 12.33 | — |
| World indoor golds | 4 | — |
| US titles | 12 | — |
| World titles | — | 2 |
| World records | — | 6 |
| Personal best (s) | — | 50.37 |
| World Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Devers85.5
McLaughlin-Levrone85.5
The people
Devers
McLaughlin-Levrone
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Where does McLaughlin-Levrone beat Devers?
McLaughlin-Levrone scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Devers leads on longevity.
How is the Devers vs McLaughlin-Levrone score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Devers: 85.5, McLaughlin-Levrone: 85.5.
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