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Gross vs Torres
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GrossWinner
90.3Gross wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Torres
89.4Torres wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Michael Gross
90.3
Gross leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Michael Gross
2. Dara Torres
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. 🇺🇸 Dara Torres5 seasons played · career day 2,556126.3 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Michael Gross5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
-90.5% vs Torres at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Gross | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
| 🇺🇸 Torres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.3 | 175.7 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GrossRetired | TorresRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 6 | 12 |
| World Championship titles | 5 | — |
| European titles | 13 | — |
| World records set | 12 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 5 |
| World records | — | 3 |
| 50m freestyle best (sec) | — | 24.07 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Gross90.3
Torres89.4
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