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Lezak vs Blume

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Pernille Blume above Jason Lezak: 85.3 vs 85.1. Pernille Blume leads on Statistics. Jason Lezak leads on Longevity.

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BlumeWinner
85.3

Blume wins: Statistics

Lezak
85.1

Lezak wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇰 Pernille Blume
85.3

Blume leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Pernille Blume
85.3
2. Jason Lezak
85.1

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. 🇩🇰 Pernille Blume5 seasons played · career day 1,825314 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jason Lezak5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 major golds
-96.8% vs Blume at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Lezak00131020
🇩🇰 Blume004599314670

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricLezakRetiredBlumeRetired
Olympic gold medals41
Olympic medals83
World Championship golds8—
Olympic Games contested4—
Relay world records5—
European titles—5
World Championship medals—3
European records set—1
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%8280
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Blume85.3
Lezak85.1
The people
Lezak
Blume

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FAQ

Who is better, Lezak or Blume?

Pernille Blume leads with a GOAT score of 85.3 against 85.1 for Jason Lezak — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Lezak beat Blume?

Lezak scores higher on longevity. Blume leads on statistics.

How is the Lezak vs Blume score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lezak: 85.1, Blume: 85.3.

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