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Bruhn vs Baron

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BruhnWinner
78.3

Bruhn wins: Longevity

Baron
78.2

Baron wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Annika Bruhn
78.3

Bruhn leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. European Championship relay medallist and German record holder.

1. Annika Bruhn
78.3
2. Bengt Baron
78.2

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. 🇩🇪 Annika Bruhn5 seasons played · career day 1,826328 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Bengt Baron5 seasons played · career day 2,19012 major golds
-96.3% vs Bruhn at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Bruhn0050108247626
🇸🇪 Baron00011015

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.

MetricBruhnRetiredBaronRetired
European Championship medals2
German titles8
Olympic appearances2
World Championship appearances3
National records3
Olympic golds1
European medals2
NCAA titles3
Swedish records10
Olympic Games contested2
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8490
Longevity w20%7862
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bruhn78.3
Baron78.2
The people
Bruhn
Baron

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