Who is better, Franklin or Backhaus?
Missy Franklin leads with a GOAT score of 81.8 against 81.8 for Robin Backhaus — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Franklin vs Backhaus
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Missy Franklin and Robin Backhaus level at 81.8. Missy Franklin leads on Longevity, Honours. Robin Backhaus leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
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FranklinWinner
81.8Franklin wins: Longevity, Honours
Backhaus
81.8Backhaus wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Missy Franklin
81.8
Franklin leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Missy Franklin
2. Robin Backhaus
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. 🇺🇸 Missy Franklin5 seasons played · career day 2,190627.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Robin Backhaus5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 major golds
-41.3% vs Franklin at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 500.56 | 885.06 |
| 🇺🇸 Backhaus | 0 | 0 | 50 | 124 | 368 | 418 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FranklinRetired | BackhausRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 5 | — |
| World Championship golds | 11 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| 200 m backstroke record (s) | 124.06 | — |
| Olympic medals | 6 | 1 |
| Golds at one Worlds | 6 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| US titles | — | 4 |
| NCAA titles | — | 2 |
| World Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Franklin81.8
Backhaus81.8
FAQ
Where does Backhaus beat Franklin?
Backhaus scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Franklin leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Franklin vs Backhaus score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Franklin: 81.8, Backhaus: 81.8.
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