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Hall Jr. vs Meilutytė

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MeilutytėWinner
84.7

Meilutytė wins: Peak

Hall Jr.
84.3

Hall Jr. wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇹 Rūta Meilutytė
84.7

Meilutytė leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion at 15 and world record holder in the 50 m breaststroke.

1. Rūta Meilutytė
84.7
2. Gary Hall Jr.
84.3

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 season
1. 🇱🇹 Rūta Meilutytė5 seasons played · career day 1,82612 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Gary Hall Jr.5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 major golds
-16.7% vs Meilutytė at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hall Jr.00131019
🇱🇹 Meilutytė00371113

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricHall Jr.RetiredMeilutytėActive
Olympic gold medals51
Olympic medals10
World Championship golds24
Olympic 50 m freestyle titles2
Olympic Games contested3
World records5
European Championship golds6
Age at Olympic title15
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%7878
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Meilutytė84.7
Hall Jr.84.3
The people
Hall Jr.
Meilutytė

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