Who is better, Perkins or Meagher?
Kieren Perkins leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.7 for Mary T. Meagher — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Perkins vs Meagher
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Kieren Perkins and Mary T. Meagher level at 86.7. Kieren Perkins leads on Honours. Mary T. Meagher leads on Longevity.
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PerkinsWinner
86.7Perkins wins: Honours
Meagher
86.7Meagher wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Kieren Perkins
86.7
Perkins leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kieren Perkins
2. Mary T. Meagher
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. 🇺🇸 Mary T. Meagher5 seasons played · career day 1,825444 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Kieren Perkins5 seasons played · career day 2,19072.5 major golds
-83.7% vs Meagher at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Perkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.58 | 57.92 | 116.63 |
| 🇺🇸 Meagher | 0 | 0 | 70 | 162 | 444 | 776 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PerkinsRetired | MeagherRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | 3 |
| World records | 4 | — |
| 1500m best (min) | 14.41 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 4 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| Olympic medals | — | 5 |
| World records set | — | 7 |
| Years holding 200 fly world record | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Perkins86.7
Meagher86.7
FAQ
Where does Meagher beat Perkins?
Meagher scores higher on longevity. Perkins leads on honours.
How is the Perkins vs Meagher score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Perkins: 86.7, Meagher: 86.7.
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