Who is better, Holmes or Greene?
Kelly Holmes leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.5 for Maurice Greene — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Holmes vs Greene
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kelly Holmes above Maurice Greene: 83.6 vs 83.5. Kelly Holmes leads on Peak, Longevity. Maurice Greene leads on Statistics, Dominance.
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HolmesWinner
83.6Holmes wins: Peak, Longevity
Greene
83.5Greene wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Kelly Holmes
83.6
Holmes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kelly Holmes
2. Maurice Greene
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. 🇬🇧 Kelly Holmes5 seasons played · career day 1,825394 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Maurice Greene5 seasons played · career day 2,55615 major golds
-96.2% vs Holmes at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Holmes | 0 | 0 | 70 | 148 | 394 | 706 |
| 🇺🇸 Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HolmesRetired | GreeneRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | 4 |
| World Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 2 | — |
| British record 800 m | 1.563 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 100m best (sec) | — | 9.79 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Holmes83.6
Greene83.5
FAQ
Where does Greene beat Holmes?
Greene scores higher on dominance, statistics. Holmes leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Holmes vs Greene score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Holmes: 83.6, Greene: 83.5.
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