Who is better, Joyner-Kersee or Jones?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee leads with a GOAT score of 92.1 against 21.7 for Marion Jones — a gap of 70.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Joyner-Kersee vs Jones
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jackie Joyner-Kersee above Marion Jones: 92.1 vs 21.7. Jackie Joyner-Kersee leads on Statistics, Peak, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Joyner-KerseeWinner
92.1Joyner-Kersee wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Jones
21.7Jones wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
92.1
Joyner-Kersee leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Jones — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
2. Marion Jones
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. 🇺🇸 Jackie Joyner-Kersee5 seasons played · career day 3,28735,027 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🌍 Marion Jones0 seasons played0 major golds
-100.0% vs Joyner-Kersee at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Joyner-Kersee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35,027 |
| 🌍 Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Joyner-KerseeRetired | JonesActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 6 | — |
| World Championship golds | 4 | — |
| Heptathlon world record | 7,291 | — |
| Long jump best (m) | 7.49 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| Associated Press Athlete of the Year | — | 1 |
| Bislett medal | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 21.6 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 23.6 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 19.6 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 22.6 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 20.6 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Joyner-Kersee92.1
Jones21.7
FAQ
Where does Jones beat Joyner-Kersee?
Jones does not lead any of the five categories; Joyner-Kersee is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Joyner-Kersee vs Jones score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Joyner-Kersee: 92.1, Jones: 21.7.
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