Who is better, Devitt or Gibson?
Sarah Gibson leads with a GOAT score of 78.5 against 78.4 for John Devitt — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Devitt vs Gibson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sarah Gibson above John Devitt: 78.5 vs 78.4. Sarah Gibson leads on Longevity, Statistics. John Devitt leads on Peak, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GibsonWinner
78.5Gibson wins: Longevity, Statistics
Devitt
78.4Devitt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sarah Gibson
78.5
Gibson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sarah Gibson
2. John Devitt
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. 🇦🇺 John Devitt5 seasons played · career day 1,825410 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sarah Gibson5 seasons played · career day 1,825356 major golds
-13.2% vs Devitt at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Devitt | 0 | 0 | 64 | 146 | 410 | 506 |
| 🇺🇸 Gibson | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 356 | 485 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DevittRetired | GibsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| NCAA titles | — | 1 |
| US national medals | — | 4 |
| World University Games medals | — | 2 |
| Personal best in the 100 fly | — | 5,722 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Gibson78.5
Devitt78.4
FAQ
Where does Devitt beat Gibson?
Devitt scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Gibson leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Devitt vs Gibson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Devitt: 78.4, Gibson: 78.5.
What do you think?
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