Who is better, O'Callaghan or Pan?
Mollie O'Callaghan leads with a GOAT score of 83.9 against 82.8 for Pan Zhanle — a gap of 1.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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O'Callaghan vs Pan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mollie O'Callaghan above Pan Zhanle: 83.9 vs 82.8. Mollie O'Callaghan leads on Honours, Longevity. Pan Zhanle leads on Dominance, Peak.
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O'CallaghanWinner
83.9O'Callaghan wins: Longevity, Honours
Pan
82.8Pan wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Mollie O'Callaghan
83.9
O'Callaghan leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mollie O'Callaghan
2. Pan Zhanle
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. 🇦🇺 Mollie O'Callaghan5 seasons played · career day 1,82523 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Pan Zhanle5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 major golds
-43.5% vs O'Callaghan at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 O'Callaghan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 23 |
| 🇨🇳 Pan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | O'CallaghanActive | PanActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 5 | 2 |
| Olympic medals | 8 | — |
| World Championship golds | 12 | 1 |
| World records | 1 | 2 |
| Commonwealth golds | 3 | — |
| Asian Games golds | — | 3 |
| 100 m freestyle world record | — | 46.4 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
O'Callaghan83.9
Pan82.8
FAQ
Where does Pan beat O'Callaghan?
Pan scores higher on peak, dominance. O'Callaghan leads on honours, longevity.
How is the O'Callaghan vs Pan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. O'Callaghan: 83.9, Pan: 82.8.
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