Who is better, Jones or Rose?
Leisel Jones leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.6 for Murray Rose — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jones vs Rose
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Leisel Jones above Murray Rose: 85.8 vs 85.6. Leisel Jones leads on Longevity. Murray Rose leads on Dominance, Peak.
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JonesWinner
85.8Jones wins: Longevity
Rose
85.6Rose wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Leisel Jones
85.8
Jones leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Leisel Jones
2. Murray Rose
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. 🇦🇺 Leisel Jones5 seasons played · career day 2,55613 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Murray Rose5 seasons played · career day 1,82611 major golds
-15.4% vs Jones at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 🇦🇺 Rose | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JonesRetired | RoseRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 9 | — |
| World titles | 8 | — |
| World records | 5 | 15 |
| 100m breaststroke best (sec) | 65.09 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 4 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games golds | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Jones85.8
Rose85.6
FAQ
Where does Rose beat Jones?
Rose scores higher on peak, dominance. Jones leads on longevity.
How is the Jones vs Rose score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jones: 85.8, Rose: 85.6.
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