Who is better, Pedroso or Ewry?
Ray Ewry leads with a GOAT score of 88.9 against 88.8 for Iván Pedroso — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pedroso vs Ewry
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ray Ewry above Iván Pedroso: 88.9 vs 88.8. Ray Ewry leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Iván Pedroso leads on Longevity.
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EwryWinner
88.9Ewry wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Pedroso
88.8Pedroso wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ray Ewry
88.9
Ewry leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ray Ewry
2. Iván Pedroso
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. 🇨🇺 Iván Pedroso5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ray Ewry5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 major golds
-11.1% vs Pedroso at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇺 Pedroso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 🇺🇸 Ewry | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PedrosoRetired | EwryRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 8 |
| World Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World indoor titles | 4 | — |
| Best jump in metres | 8.71 | — |
| Pan American golds | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Individual Olympic finals won | — | 8 |
| World bests | — | 3 |
| US national titles | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ewry88.9
Pedroso88.8
FAQ
Where does Pedroso beat Ewry?
Pedroso scores higher on longevity. Ewry leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Pedroso vs Ewry score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pedroso: 88.8, Ewry: 88.9.
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