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Berens vs Milák

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BerensWinner
81.4

Berens wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Milák
80.9

Milák wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ricky Berens
81.4

Berens leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Double Olympic relay champion and a world record holder in the 4x200 m freestyle.

1. Ricky Berens
81.4
2. Kristóf Milák
80.9

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 season
1. 🇺🇸 Ricky Berens5 seasons played · career day 1,82522 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇺 Kristóf Milák5 seasons played · career day 2,19121 major golds
-4.5% vs Berens at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇭🇺 Milák00031230

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricBerensRetiredMilákActive
Olympic golds21
World Championship golds53
World records21
Olympic appearances2
200 m freestyle best105.6
Olympic medals3
200 m butterfly best (s)110.34
European golds6
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7470
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Berens81.4
Milák80.9
The people
Berens
Milák

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