Who is better, Ledecky or Gross?
Katie Ledecky leads with a GOAT score of 94.8 against 90.3 for Michael Gross — a gap of 4.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ledecky vs Gross
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Katie Ledecky above Michael Gross: 94.8 vs 90.3. Katie Ledecky leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LedeckyWinner
94.8Ledecky wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Gross
90.3Gross wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky
94.8
Ledecky leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Katie Ledecky
2. Michael Gross
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky636 major golds
7 seasons by age 21 · 90.9 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Gross — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ledecky94.8
Gross90.3
FAQ
Where does Gross beat Ledecky?
Gross does not lead any of the five categories; Ledecky is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ledecky vs Gross score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ledecky: 94.8, Gross: 90.3.
What do you think?
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