Who is better, Hencken or Renshaw?
Molly Renshaw leads with a GOAT score of 82.5 against 82.4 for John Hencken — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hencken vs Renshaw
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Molly Renshaw above John Hencken: 82.5 vs 82.4. Molly Renshaw leads on Longevity. John Hencken leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RenshawWinner
82.5Renshaw wins: Longevity
Hencken
82.4Hencken wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Molly Renshaw
82.5
Renshaw leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Molly Renshaw
2. John Hencken
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. 🏴 Molly Renshaw5 seasons played · career day 1,826286 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 John Hencken5 seasons played · career day 1,82610 major golds
-96.5% vs Renshaw at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Hencken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 🏴 Renshaw | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 216 | 626 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HenckenRetired | RenshawRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 5 | — |
| World records | 12 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | — |
| Olympic 100 m breaststroke titles | 1 | — |
| European titles | — | 2 |
| Commonwealth medals | — | 3 |
| British titles | — | 10 |
| World Championship finals | — | 4 |
| Olympic finals | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Renshaw82.5
Hencken82.4
FAQ
Where does Hencken beat Renshaw?
Hencken scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Renshaw leads on longevity.
How is the Hencken vs Renshaw score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hencken: 82.4, Renshaw: 82.5.
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