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Henricks vs Berkoff

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HenricksWinner
79.2

Henricks wins: Dominance, Peak

Berkoff
79.1

Berkoff wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Jon Henricks
79.2

Henricks leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 100 m freestyle champion in Melbourne 1956 and a world record holder.

1. Jon Henricks
79.2
2. Katharine Berkoff
79.1

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 season
1. 🇦🇺 Jon Henricks5 seasons played · career day 1,825420 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Katharine Berkoff5 seasons played · career day 1,825137.7 major golds
-67.2% vs Henricks at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Henricks0066146420556
🇺🇸 Berkoff0027.955.6137.7192.12

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricHenricksRetiredBerkoffActive
Olympic gold medals2
World records6
Commonwealth Games golds3
Australian titles8
Olympic Games contested2
World Championship golds3
Olympic medals2
NCAA titles5
50 m backstroke best27.12
Olympic Games1
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%6266
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Henricks79.2
Berkoff79.1
The people
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