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Gans vs Johnson
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GansWinner
91.2Gans wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Johnson
88.4Johnson wins: Longevity
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Joe Gans
91.2
Gans leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Joe Gans
2. Jack Johnson
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 year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Joe Gans5 years played · career day 1,825249 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jack Johnson5 years played · career day 3,28546 title wins
-81.5% vs Gans at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Gans | 0 | 0 | 40 | 85 | 249 | 535 |
| 🇺🇸 Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 52 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Gans91.2
Johnson88.4
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