Who is better, Bainbridge or Watanabe?
Angie Bainbridge leads with a GOAT score of 78.9 against 78.8 for Ippei Watanabe — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bainbridge vs Watanabe
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Angie Bainbridge above Ippei Watanabe: 78.9 vs 78.8. Angie Bainbridge leads on Longevity, Honours, Statistics. Ippei Watanabe leads on Peak.
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BainbridgeWinner
78.9Bainbridge wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Watanabe
78.8Watanabe wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Angie Bainbridge
78.9
Bainbridge leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Angie Bainbridge
2. Ippei Watanabe
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. 🇯🇵 Ippei Watanabe5 seasons played · career day 1,825387 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Angie Bainbridge5 seasons played · career day 1,826356 major golds
-8.0% vs Watanabe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Bainbridge | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 266 | 616 |
| 🇯🇵 Watanabe | 0 | 0 | 55 | 123 | 387 | 699 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BainbridgeRetired | WatanabeActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | 1 |
| Australian titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| World records | — | 1 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 1 |
| Japanese titles | — | 5 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 85 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bainbridge78.9
Watanabe78.8
FAQ
Where does Watanabe beat Bainbridge?
Watanabe scores higher on peak. Bainbridge leads on honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the Bainbridge vs Watanabe score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bainbridge: 78.9, Watanabe: 78.8.
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