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Aikins vs Berkoff

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AikinsWinner
79.1

Aikins wins: Longevity

Berkoff
79.1

Berkoff wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jack Aikins
79.1

Aikins leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship relay gold medallist and NCAA finalist.

1. Jack Aikins
79.1
2. Katharine Berkoff
79.1

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. 🇺🇸 Jack Aikins5 seasons played · career day 1,825356 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Katharine Berkoff5 seasons played · career day 1,825137.7 major golds
-61.3% vs Aikins at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Aikins0050111356612
🇺🇸 Berkoff0027.955.6137.7192.12

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.

MetricAikinsActiveBerkoffActive
World Championship gold medals1
NCAA finals6
United States national medals3
World Championship appearances1
Junior national titles2
World Championship golds3
Olympic medals2
NCAA titles5
50 m backstroke best27.12
Olympic Games1
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%6866
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Aikins79.1
Berkoff79.1
The people
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