Who is better, Phelps or Moore?
Michael Phelps leads with a cross-sport score of 95.8 against 94.4 for Bobby Moore — a gap of 1.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Phelps vs Moore
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Cross-sport verdictgoatrank.world
PhelpsWinner
95.8Phelps wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Moore
94.4Moore wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Phelps
95.2
98.1 in-sport × 0.97 Global participation & competition depth
Phelps leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Michael Phelpsdepth ×0.97
2. Bobby Mooredepth ×1.00
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · season output
1. 🇺🇸 Michael Phelps548 output
7 seasons by age 21 · 78.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🏴 Bobby Moore138 output
5 seasons by age 21 · 27.6 per season
Moore is -74.8% behind Phelps's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | PhelpsRetired | MooreRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 99 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 93 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 100 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 98 | 91 |
| Olympic golds | 23 | — |
| Olympic medals | 28 | — |
| World titles (LC) | 26 | — |
| World records set | 39 | — |
| Olympic Games | 5 | — |
| Golds in one Games | 8 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| England caps | — | 108 |
| FWA Footballer awards | — | 1 |
| World Cup All-Star selections | — | 2 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Phelps95.8
Moore94.4
FAQ
Where does Moore beat Phelps?
Moore scores higher on longevity. Phelps leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How can athletes from different sports be compared?
Each in-sport GOAT score is multiplied by Competition Depth: Phelps 0.97 (swimming) and Moore 1.00 (football). Deeper, more global sports keep more of their score.
What do you think?
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