Who is better, Carlos or Akinosun?
Morolake Akinosun leads with a GOAT score of 77.7 against 77.5 for John Carlos — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Carlos vs Akinosun
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Morolake Akinosun above John Carlos: 77.7 vs 77.5. Morolake Akinosun leads on Longevity, Honours, Statistics. John Carlos leads on Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AkinosunWinner
77.7Akinosun wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Carlos
77.5Carlos wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Morolake Akinosun
77.7
Akinosun leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Morolake Akinosun
2. John Carlos
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. 🇺🇸 Morolake Akinosun5 seasons played · career day 2,19055.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 John Carlos5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-83.8% vs Akinosun at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Carlos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 🇺🇸 Akinosun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 44.35 | 89.21 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CarlosRetired | AkinosunActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic bronze medals | 1 | — |
| AAU titles | 2 | — |
| Pan American golds | 1 | — |
| 200 m personal best | 19.92 | — |
| World bests | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship relay medals | — | 1 |
| NCAA titles | — | 2 |
| 100 m best | — | 10.95 |
| 200 m best | — | 22.42 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Akinosun77.7
Carlos77.5
FAQ
Where does Carlos beat Akinosun?
Carlos scores higher on peak, dominance. Akinosun leads on honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the Carlos vs Akinosun score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Carlos: 77.5, Akinosun: 77.7.
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