Who is better, Borodin or Babashoff?
Ilya Borodin leads with a GOAT score of 71.7 against 71.4 for Jack Babashoff — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Ilya Borodin above Jack Babashoff: 71.7 vs 71.4. Ilya Borodin leads on Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Borodin wins: Statistics
Babashoff wins: no category outright
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Borodin leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Borodin | 0 | 0 | 62 | 140 | 392 | 538 |
| 🇺🇸 Babashoff | 0 | 0 | 62 | 136 | 398 | 466 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BorodinActive | BabashoffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European titles | 1 | — |
| European junior titles | 3 | — |
| Personal best 400 IM (min) | 4.095 | — |
| National titles | 4 | — |
| World junior records | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| US national podiums | — | 3 |
| Personal best 100 m free (s) | — | 50.81 |
| NCAA podiums | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 62 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 72 |
Ilya Borodin leads with a GOAT score of 71.7 against 71.4 for Jack Babashoff — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Babashoff does not lead any of the five categories; Borodin is ahead or level on all of them.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Borodin: 71.7, Babashoff: 71.4.
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