Who is better, Jordan or Swain?
Michael Jordan leads with a GOAT score of 95.3 against 19.6 for Dailyn Swain — a gap of 75.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jordan vs Swain
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Michael Jordan above Dailyn Swain: 95.3 vs 19.6. Michael Jordan leads on Honours, Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
JordanWinner
95.3Jordan wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Swain
19.6Swain wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Jordan
95.3
Jordan leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Swain — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Michael Jordan
2. Dailyn Swain
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
Through age 22 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Michael Jordan28 points per game
1 season by age 22 · 28 per season
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Swain — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jordan95.3
Swain19.6
FAQ
Where does Swain beat Jordan?
Swain does not lead any of the five categories; Jordan is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Jordan vs Swain score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jordan: 95.3, Swain: 19.6.
What do you think?
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