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Abood vs Carlson

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AboodWinner
70.9

Abood wins: Dominance, Longevity

Carlson
70.3

Carlson wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Matthew Abood
70.9

Abood leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship relay gold medallist and Olympic relay finalist.

1. Matthew Abood
70.9
2. Kasey Carlson
70.3

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 season
1. 🇺🇸 Kasey Carlson5 seasons played · career day 2,191337.4 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Matthew Abood5 seasons played · career day 1,825111.3 major golds
-67.0% vs Carlson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Abood0022.645111.3199.35
🇺🇸 Carlson00068.4269.4405.9

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricAboodRetiredCarlsonRetired
World Championship golds11
Commonwealth Games medals2
Olympic Games2
50 m freestyle best21.9
National titles3
World Championship medals1
US national titles1
100 m breaststroke best66.3
NCAA All-America honours6
Dominance w25%6462
Peak w20%7880
Longevity w20%7064
Honours w20%6870
Statistics w15%7880

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GOAT Rank · the data
Abood70.9
Carlson70.3
The people
Abood
Carlson

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