Who is better, Burgess or Bacon?
Phoebe Bacon leads with a GOAT score of 76.9 against 76.5 for Greg Burgess — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Burgess vs Bacon
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Phoebe Bacon above Greg Burgess: 76.9 vs 76.5. Phoebe Bacon leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Greg Burgess leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BaconWinner
76.9Bacon wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Burgess
76.5Burgess wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Phoebe Bacon
76.9
Bacon leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Phoebe Bacon
2. Greg Burgess
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. 🇺🇸 Greg Burgess5 seasons played · career day 2,191607 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Phoebe Bacon5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 major golds
-97.0% vs Burgess at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Burgess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 365.8 | 850.68 |
| 🇺🇸 Bacon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 27 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BurgessRetired | BaconActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World short-course golds | 1 | — |
| NCAA titles | 5 | 3 |
| 200 m medley best | 120.28 | — |
| Pan Pacific medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 2 |
| US national titles | — | 3 |
| 200 m backstroke best | — | 125.4 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bacon76.9
Burgess76.5
FAQ
Where does Burgess beat Bacon?
Burgess scores higher on longevity. Bacon leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Burgess vs Bacon score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Burgess: 76.5, Bacon: 76.9.
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