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Anderson vs Yang J.

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Yang J.Winner
79.0

Yang J. wins: Longevity

Anderson
78.9

Anderson wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Yang Junxuan
79.0

Yang J. leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay champion in 2021 in a world record time for the 4x200 m freestyle.

1. Yang Junxuan
79.0
2. Alyssa Anderson
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. 🇨🇳 Yang Junxuan5 seasons played · career day 1,825396 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Alyssa Anderson5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 major golds
-8.3% vs Yang J. at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Anderson0050115363418
🇨🇳 Yang J.0058130396650

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.

MetricAndersonRetiredYang J.Active
Olympic gold medals12
NCAA titles3
World University Games titles2
US national medals3
Pan Pacific medals1
World records1
World Championship medals5
Asian Games golds5
Olympic Games contested2
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%6870
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8280

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Yang J.79.0
Anderson78.9
The people
Anderson
Yang J.

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