Who is better, Jones or Carey?
Leisel Jones leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.8 for Rick Carey — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jones vs Carey
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Leisel Jones and Rick Carey level at 85.8. Leisel Jones leads on Longevity. Rick Carey leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
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JonesWinner
85.8Jones wins: Longevity
Carey
85.8Carey wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Leisel Jones
85.8
Jones leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Leisel Jones
2. Rick Carey
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. 🇺🇸 Rick Carey5 seasons played · career day 1,825383 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Leisel Jones5 seasons played · career day 2,55613 major golds
-96.6% vs Carey at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 🇺🇸 Carey | 0 | 0 | 50 | 116 | 383 | 581 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JonesRetired | CareyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 9 | — |
| World titles | 8 | — |
| World records | 5 | — |
| 100m breaststroke best (sec) | 65.09 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| World records set | — | 5 |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Pan Pacific titles | — | 2 |
| US titles | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jones85.8
Carey85.8
FAQ
Where does Carey beat Jones?
Carey scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Jones leads on longevity.
How is the Jones vs Carey score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jones: 85.8, Carey: 85.8.
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