Who is better, Babakova or Owens?
Inha Babakova leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.3 for Jesse Owens — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Babakova vs Owens
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Inha Babakova above Jesse Owens: 86.4 vs 86.3. Inha Babakova leads on Longevity, Statistics. Jesse Owens leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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BabakovaWinner
86.4Babakova wins: Longevity, Statistics
Owens
86.3Owens wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Inha Babakova
86.4
Babakova leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Inha Babakova
2. Jesse Owens
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. 🇺🇸 Jesse Owens5 seasons played · career day 2,19151.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇦 Inha Babakova5 seasons played · career day 3,2869.9 major golds
-80.7% vs Owens at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇦 Babakova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 9.92 |
| 🇺🇸 Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 30.7 | 61.6 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BabakovaRetired | OwensRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World indoor medals | 4 | — |
| Personal best in metres | 2.05 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World records set | — | 6 |
| NCAA titles | — | 8 |
| Long jump world record years | — | 25 |
| 100 m personal best | — | 10.2 |
| Long jump best (m) | — | 8.13 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Babakova86.4
Owens86.3
FAQ
Where does Owens beat Babakova?
Owens scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Babakova leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Babakova vs Owens score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Babakova: 86.4, Owens: 86.3.
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