Who is better, Babashoff or Carlson?
Jack Babashoff leads with a GOAT score of 71.4 against 70.3 for Kasey Carlson — a gap of 1.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Babashoff vs Carlson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jack Babashoff above Kasey Carlson: 71.4 vs 70.3. Jack Babashoff leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Kasey Carlson leads on Statistics, Longevity.
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BabashoffWinner
71.4Babashoff wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Carlson
70.3Carlson wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jack Babashoff
71.4
Babashoff leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jack Babashoff
2. Kasey Carlson
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. 🇺🇸 Jack Babashoff5 seasons played · career day 1,825398 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kasey Carlson5 seasons played · career day 2,191337.4 major golds
-15.2% vs Babashoff at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Babashoff | 0 | 0 | 62 | 136 | 398 | 466 |
| 🇺🇸 Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.4 | 269.4 | 405.9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BabashoffRetired | CarlsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| US national podiums | 3 | — |
| Personal best 100 m free (s) | 50.81 | — |
| NCAA podiums | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| US national titles | — | 1 |
| 100 m breaststroke best | — | 66.3 |
| NCAA All-America honours | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 62 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 62 | 64 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 72 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Babashoff71.4
Carlson70.3
FAQ
Where does Carlson beat Babashoff?
Carlson scores higher on statistics, longevity. Babashoff leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Babashoff vs Carlson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Babashoff: 71.4, Carlson: 70.3.
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