Who is better, Thorpe or Rose?
Murray Rose leads with a GOAT score of 85.6 against 85.5 for Ian Thorpe — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Thorpe vs Rose
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Murray Rose above Ian Thorpe: 85.6 vs 85.5. Murray Rose leads on Dominance. Ian Thorpe leads on Honours.
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RoseWinner
85.6Rose wins: Dominance
Thorpe
85.5Thorpe wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Murray Rose
85.6
Rose leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Murray Rose
2. Ian Thorpe
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. 🇦🇺 Ian Thorpe5 seasons played · career day 2,19024 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Murray Rose5 seasons played · career day 1,82611 major golds
-54.2% vs Thorpe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Thorpe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 35 |
| 🇦🇺 Rose | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ThorpeRetired | RoseRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 5 | — |
| Olympic medals | 9 | — |
| World Championship golds | 11 | — |
| World records | 13 | 15 |
| Commonwealth golds | 10 | — |
| 400 m freestyle best (s) | 220.06 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 4 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games golds | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Rose85.6
Thorpe85.5
FAQ
Where does Thorpe beat Rose?
Thorpe scores higher on honours. Rose leads on dominance.
How is the Thorpe vs Rose score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Thorpe: 85.5, Rose: 85.6.
What do you think?
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