Who is better, Bruner or Renshaw?
Mike Bruner leads with a GOAT score of 82.6 against 82.5 for Molly Renshaw — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bruner vs Renshaw
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mike Bruner above Molly Renshaw: 82.6 vs 82.5. Mike Bruner leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Molly Renshaw leads on Longevity.
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BrunerWinner
82.6Bruner wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Renshaw
82.5Renshaw wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mike Bruner
82.6
Bruner leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mike Bruner
2. Molly Renshaw
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. 🇺🇸 Mike Bruner5 seasons played · career day 1,825383 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Molly Renshaw5 seasons played · career day 1,826286 major golds
-25.3% vs Bruner at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bruner | 0 | 0 | 55 | 153 | 383 | 438 |
| 🏴 Renshaw | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 216 | 626 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BrunerRetired | RenshawRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World records set | 3 | — |
| NCAA titles | 5 | — |
| US titles | 4 | — |
| Pan American medals | 1 | — |
| European titles | — | 2 |
| Commonwealth medals | — | 3 |
| British titles | — | 10 |
| World Championship finals | — | 4 |
| Olympic finals | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bruner82.6
Renshaw82.5
FAQ
Where does Renshaw beat Bruner?
Renshaw scores higher on longevity. Bruner leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Bruner vs Renshaw score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bruner: 82.6, Renshaw: 82.5.
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