Who is better, Berens or Xu?
Ricky Berens leads with a GOAT score of 81.4 against 81.4 for Xu Jiayu — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Berens vs Xu
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ricky Berens and Xu Jiayu level at 81.4. Ricky Berens leads on Statistics, Peak. Xu Jiayu leads on Longevity, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BerensWinner
81.4Berens wins: Peak, Statistics
Xu
81.4Xu wins: Dominance, Longevity
Candidates
Locked to SwimmingShareable URL · /compare/ricky-berens-vs-xu-jiayu
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ricky Berens
81.4
Berens leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ricky Berens
2. Xu Jiayu
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. 🇨🇳 Xu Jiayu5 seasons played · career day 1,825370 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ricky Berens5 seasons played · career day 1,82522 major golds
-94.1% vs Xu at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Berens | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 32 |
| 🇨🇳 Xu | 0 | 0 | 52 | 116 | 370 | 714 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BerensRetired | XuActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 5 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | — |
| 200 m freestyle best | 105.6 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| Asian records | — | 1 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 4 |
| Global finals contested | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Berens81.4
Xu81.4
FAQ
Where does Xu beat Berens?
Xu scores higher on dominance, longevity. Berens leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Berens vs Xu score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Berens: 81.4, Xu: 81.4.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Berens vs Xu. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.