Who is better, Murphy or Woodhead?
Ryan Murphy leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.6 for Sippy Woodhead — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Murphy vs Woodhead
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ryan Murphy above Sippy Woodhead: 86.7 vs 86.6. Ryan Murphy leads on Longevity. Sippy Woodhead leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance.
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MurphyWinner
86.7Murphy wins: Longevity
Woodhead
86.6Woodhead wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ryan Murphy
86.7
Murphy leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ryan Murphy
2. Sippy Woodhead
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. 🇺🇸 Sippy Woodhead5 seasons played · career day 1,825397 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ryan Murphy5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
-97.0% vs Woodhead at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Murphy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 🇺🇸 Woodhead | 0 | 0 | 55 | 154 | 397 | 559 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MurphyActive | WoodheadRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 9 | — |
| World Championship golds | 5 | — |
| World records | 1 | — |
| NCAA titles | 8 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 5 |
| World records set | — | 6 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| US titles | — | 18 |
| Pan American titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Murphy86.7
Woodhead86.6
FAQ
Where does Woodhead beat Murphy?
Woodhead scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Murphy leads on longevity.
How is the Murphy vs Woodhead score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Murphy: 86.7, Woodhead: 86.6.
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