Who is better, Beard or Greene?
Jessica Beard leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.5 for Maurice Greene — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Beard vs Greene
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jessica Beard above Maurice Greene: 83.6 vs 83.5. Jessica Beard leads on Longevity. Maurice Greene leads on Dominance, Peak.
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BeardWinner
83.6Beard wins: Longevity
Greene
83.5Greene wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jessica Beard
83.6
Beard leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jessica Beard
2. Maurice Greene
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 Beard5 seasons played · career day 1,825317 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Maurice Greene5 seasons played · career day 2,55615 major golds
-95.3% vs Beard at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Beard | 0 | 0 | 52 | 110 | 317 | 660 |
| 🇺🇸 Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BeardRetired | GreeneRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship gold medals | 2 | — |
| World relay titles | 1 | — |
| NCAA titles | 4 | — |
| Personal best (s) | 50.21 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 100m best (sec) | — | 9.79 |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Beard83.6
Greene83.5
FAQ
Where does Greene beat Beard?
Greene scores higher on peak, dominance. Beard leads on longevity.
How is the Beard vs Greene score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Beard: 83.6, Greene: 83.5.
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