Who is better, Anderson or Aldama?
Yamilé Aldama leads with a GOAT score of 80.1 against 79.9 for Marvin Anderson — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Anderson vs Aldama
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yamilé Aldama above Marvin Anderson: 80.1 vs 79.9. Yamilé Aldama leads on Longevity. Marvin Anderson leads on Statistics, Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AldamaWinner
80.1Aldama wins: Longevity
Anderson
79.9Anderson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Yamilé Aldama
80.1
Aldama leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yamilé Aldama
2. Marvin Anderson
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. 🇯🇲 Marvin Anderson5 seasons played · career day 1,825356 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Yamilé Aldama5 seasons played · career day 1,825310 major golds
-12.9% vs Anderson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇲 Anderson | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 356 | 636 |
| 🇬🇧 Aldama | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 310 | 654 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AndersonRetired | AldamaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Personal best 200 m (s) | 20.06 | — |
| NCAA All-America honours | 3 | — |
| Jamaican championship medals | 3 | — |
| World indoor titles | — | 1 |
| Personal best (m) | — | 15.29 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 4 |
| World Championship finals | — | 6 |
| Years at the top level | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Aldama80.1
Anderson79.9
FAQ
Where does Anderson beat Aldama?
Anderson scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Aldama leads on longevity.
How is the Anderson vs Aldama score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Anderson: 79.9, Aldama: 80.1.
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