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Hoff vs Battistelli

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HoffWinner
78.2

Hoff wins: Dominance

Battistelli
78.2

Battistelli wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Katie Hoff
78.2

Hoff leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Double world medley champion in 2005 and 2007 and a triple Beijing medallist.

1. Katie Hoff
78.2
2. Stefano Battistelli
78.2

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. 🇮🇹 Stefano Battistelli5 seasons played · career day 1,8251,291.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Katie Hoff5 seasons played · career day 1,826400 major golds
-69.0% vs Battistelli at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hoff0058134306684
🇮🇹 Battistelli002625211,291.52,332.5

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.

MetricHoffRetiredBattistelliRetired
World Championship golds5
Olympic medals32
World records set2
US national titles20
Olympic Games contested3
World Championship medals2
European titles3
400 m medley best256
Olympic Games3
Dominance w25%7672
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%7274
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8084

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hoff78.2
Battistelli78.2
The people
Hoff
Battistelli

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