Who is better, Wöckel or Evans?
Bärbel Wöckel leads with a GOAT score of 84.1 against 84.0 for Lee Evans — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Wöckel vs Evans
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bärbel Wöckel above Lee Evans: 84.1 vs 84.0. Bärbel Wöckel leads on Longevity, Honours. Lee Evans leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
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WöckelWinner
84.1Wöckel wins: Longevity, Honours
Evans
84.0Evans wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Bärbel Wöckel
84.1
Wöckel leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bärbel Wöckel
2. Lee Evans
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. 🇩🇪 Bärbel Wöckel5 seasons played · career day 1,825408 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lee Evans5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 major golds
-98.0% vs Wöckel at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Wöckel | 0 | 0 | 68 | 144 | 408 | 756 |
| 🇺🇸 Evans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WöckelRetired | EvansRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 4 | 2 |
| Individual Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| European Championship golds | 2 | — |
| Personal best 200 m | 22.03 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 400 m world record | — | 43.86 |
| Years the record stood | — | 20 |
| AAU titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wöckel84.1
Evans84.0
FAQ
Where does Evans beat Wöckel?
Evans scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Wöckel leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Wöckel vs Evans score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wöckel: 84.1, Evans: 84.0.
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