Who is better, Cseh or Spitz?
Mark Spitz leads with a GOAT score of 87.5 against 87.4 for László Cseh — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cseh vs Spitz
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mark Spitz above László Cseh: 87.5 vs 87.4. Mark Spitz leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. László Cseh leads on Longevity.
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SpitzWinner
87.5Spitz wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Cseh
87.4Cseh wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mark Spitz
87.5
Spitz leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mark Spitz
2. László Cseh
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. 🇺🇸 Mark Spitz5 seasons played · career day 2,55526 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇺 László Cseh5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 major golds
-30.8% vs Spitz at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇺 Cseh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 33 |
| 🇺🇸 Spitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CsehRetired | SpitzRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 6 | 11 |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 5 |
| European Championship golds | 20 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 5 | — |
| Short-course world titles | 10 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 9 |
| World records | — | 33 |
| Golds at one Games | — | 7 |
| Pan American golds | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Spitz87.5
Cseh87.4
FAQ
Where does Cseh beat Spitz?
Cseh scores higher on longevity. Spitz leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Cseh vs Spitz score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cseh: 87.4, Spitz: 87.5.
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