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Anderson vs Bainbridge

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AndersonWinner
78.9

Anderson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Bainbridge
78.9

Bainbridge wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Alyssa Anderson
78.9

Anderson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay gold medallist in 2012 and an NCAA champion.

1. Alyssa Anderson
78.9
2. Angie Bainbridge
78.9

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 season
1. 🇺🇸 Alyssa Anderson5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Angie Bainbridge5 seasons played · career day 1,826356 major golds
-1.9% vs Anderson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Anderson0050115363418
🇦🇺 Bainbridge0052114266616

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricAndersonRetiredBainbridgeRetired
Olympic gold medals1
NCAA titles3
World University Games titles2
US national medals3
Pan Pacific medals1
Olympic medals1
Commonwealth Games gold medals2
World Championship medals2
Australian titles3
Olympic appearances1
Dominance w25%7674
Peak w20%8885
Longevity w20%6874
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Anderson78.9
Bainbridge78.9
The people
Anderson
Bainbridge

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