Who is better, Backhaus or McIntosh?
Robin Backhaus leads with a GOAT score of 81.8 against 81.7 for Summer McIntosh — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Backhaus vs McIntosh
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Robin Backhaus above Summer McIntosh: 81.8 vs 81.7. Robin Backhaus leads on Longevity, Honours. Summer McIntosh leads on Statistics, Dominance.
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BackhausWinner
81.8Backhaus wins: Longevity, Honours
McIntosh
81.7McIntosh wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Robin Backhaus
81.8
Backhaus leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Robin Backhaus
2. Summer McIntosh
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. 🇨🇦 Summer McIntosh5 seasons played · career day 2,5561,363.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Robin Backhaus5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 major golds
-73.0% vs McIntosh at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Backhaus | 0 | 0 | 50 | 124 | 368 | 418 |
| 🇨🇦 McIntosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 823 | 1,363.5 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BackhausRetired | McIntoshActive |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | 6 |
| US titles | 4 | — |
| NCAA titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World Championship golds | — | 7 |
| World records | — | 4 |
| 400 m medley record (s) | — | 270 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Backhaus81.8
McIntosh81.7
FAQ
Where does McIntosh beat Backhaus?
McIntosh scores higher on dominance, statistics. Backhaus leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Backhaus vs McIntosh score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Backhaus: 81.8, McIntosh: 81.7.
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