Who is better, Ashwood or Baker?
Jessica Ashwood leads with a GOAT score of 80.0 against 79.9 for Kathleen Baker — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ashwood vs Baker
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jessica Ashwood above Kathleen Baker: 80.0 vs 79.9. Jessica Ashwood leads on Longevity. Kathleen Baker leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AshwoodWinner
80.0Ashwood wins: Longevity
Baker
79.9Baker wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Jessica Ashwood
80.0
Ashwood leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jessica Ashwood
2. Kathleen Baker
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. 🇦🇺 Jessica Ashwood5 seasons played · career day 1,825336 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kathleen Baker5 seasons played · career day 2,19032 major golds
-90.5% vs Ashwood at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Ashwood | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 336 | 558 |
| 🇺🇸 Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 42 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AshwoodRetired | BakerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth titles | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Australian titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic finals | 2 | — |
| Pan Pacific medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| NCAA titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 68 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ashwood80.0
Baker79.9
FAQ
Where does Baker beat Ashwood?
Baker scores higher on peak, statistics. Ashwood leads on longevity.
How is the Ashwood vs Baker score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ashwood: 80.0, Baker: 79.9.
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