Who is better, Farah or Boston?
Mo Farah leads with a GOAT score of 86.3 against 86.3 for Ralph Boston — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Farah vs Boston
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Mo Farah and Ralph Boston level at 86.3. Mo Farah leads on Longevity, Honours. Ralph Boston leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
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FarahWinner
86.3Farah wins: Longevity, Honours
Boston
86.3Boston wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Mo Farah
86.3
Farah leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mo Farah
2. Ralph Boston
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. 🇬🇧 Mo Farah5 seasons played · career day 5,1128,033.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ralph Boston5 seasons played · career day 1,82610 major golds
-99.9% vs Farah at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Farah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇺🇸 Boston | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FarahRetired | BostonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| World Championship golds | 6 | — |
| European golds | 5 | — |
| 5000 m best (s) | 766.59 | — |
| 10,000 m best (s) | 1,602.52 | — |
| Major marathon wins | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World records | — | 6 |
| Best long jump in metres | — | 8.35 |
| AAU titles | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Farah86.3
Boston86.3
FAQ
Where does Boston beat Farah?
Boston scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Farah leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Farah vs Boston score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Farah: 86.3, Boston: 86.3.
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