Who is better, Caron or McIntosh?
Stéphan Caron leads with a GOAT score of 81.7 against 81.7 for Summer McIntosh — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Caron vs McIntosh
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Stéphan Caron and Summer McIntosh level at 81.7. Stéphan Caron leads on Longevity. Summer McIntosh leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
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CaronWinner
81.7Caron wins: Longevity
McIntosh
81.7McIntosh wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Stéphan Caron
81.7
Caron leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Stéphan Caron
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. 🇫🇷 Stéphan Caron5 seasons played · career day 1,825366 major golds
-73.2% vs McIntosh at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Caron | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 366 | 552 |
| 🇨🇦 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 | CaronRetired | McIntoshActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 2 | 6 |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| French titles | 14 | — |
| European records set | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World Championship golds | — | 7 |
| World records | — | 4 |
| 400 m medley record (s) | — | 270 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Caron81.7
McIntosh81.7
FAQ
Where does McIntosh beat Caron?
McIntosh scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Caron leads on longevity.
How is the Caron vs McIntosh score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Caron: 81.7, McIntosh: 81.7.
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