Who is better, Brits or Franklin?
Grant Brits leads with a GOAT score of 82.0 against 81.8 for Missy Franklin — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Brits vs Franklin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Grant Brits above Missy Franklin: 82.0 vs 81.8. Grant Brits leads on Longevity, Statistics. Missy Franklin leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BritsWinner
82.0Brits wins: Longevity, Statistics
Franklin
81.8Franklin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Grant Brits
82.0
Brits leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Grant Brits
2. Missy Franklin
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. 🇺🇸 Missy Franklin5 seasons played · career day 2,190627.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Grant Brits5 seasons played · career day 1,825336 major golds
-46.4% vs Franklin at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Brits | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 336 | 696 |
| 🇺🇸 Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 500.56 | 885.06 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BritsActive | FranklinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | 6 |
| World Championship gold medals | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games medals | 2 | — |
| Australian titles | 4 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 5 |
| World Championship golds | — | 11 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 200 m backstroke record (s) | — | 124.06 |
| Golds at one Worlds | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Brits82.0
Franklin81.8
FAQ
Where does Franklin beat Brits?
Franklin scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Brits leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Brits vs Franklin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brits: 82.0, Franklin: 81.8.
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