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Sjöström vs Spitz
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SjöströmWinner
88.6Sjöström wins: Longevity
Spitz
87.5Spitz wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Sarah Sjöström
88.6
Sjöström leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sarah Sjöström
2. Mark Spitz
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. 🇺🇸 Mark Spitz5 seasons played · career day 2,55526 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Sarah Sjöström5 seasons played · career day 2,19114 major golds
-46.2% vs Spitz at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Sjöström | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 32 |
| 🇺🇸 Spitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Sjöström88.6
Spitz87.5
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