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Armstrong vs Alexy

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ArmstrongWinner
79.5

Armstrong wins: Longevity

Alexy
79.5

Alexy wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hunter Armstrong
79.5

Armstrong leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay champion and former 50 m backstroke world record holder.

1. Hunter Armstrong
79.5
2. Jack Alexy
79.5

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. 🇺🇸 Hunter Armstrong5 seasons played · career day 1,825120.3 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jack Alexy4 seasons played · career day 1,46020 major golds
-83.4% vs Armstrong at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Armstrong0024.548.7120.31168.41
🇺🇸 Alexy00382020

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.

MetricArmstrongActiveAlexyActive
Olympic golds11
World Championship golds44
World records1
50 m backstroke best23.71
Olympic Games2
Olympic medals2
100 m freestyle best46.72
NCAA titles2
Dominance w25%7678
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%6660
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Armstrong79.5
Alexy79.5
The people
Armstrong
Alexy

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