Who is better, Atkins or Beck?
Joanna Atkins leads with a GOAT score of 79.1 against 79.0 for Timothy Beck — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Joanna Atkins above Timothy Beck: 79.1 vs 79.0. Joanna Atkins leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Timothy Beck leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Atkins wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Beck wins: Longevity
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Atkins leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Atkins | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 353 | 534 |
| 🇳🇱 Beck | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 316 | 642 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AtkinsRetired | BeckRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World relay gold medals | 1 | — |
| NCAA titles | 2 | — |
| Personal best (400m) | 50.5 | — |
| United States national medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 1 | — |
| European indoor medals | — | 1 |
| Dutch titles | — | 6 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 2 |
| National records | — | 2 |
| Personal best 100 m (s) | — | 10.14 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
Joanna Atkins leads with a GOAT score of 79.1 against 79.0 for Timothy Beck — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Beck scores higher on longevity. Atkins leads on peak, dominance, honours.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Atkins: 79.1, Beck: 79.0.
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