Who is better, Wöckel or Baala?
Mehdi Baala leads with a GOAT score of 84.2 against 84.1 for Bärbel Wöckel — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Wöckel vs Baala
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mehdi Baala above Bärbel Wöckel: 84.2 vs 84.1. Mehdi Baala leads on Longevity, Statistics. Bärbel Wöckel leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BaalaWinner
84.2Baala wins: Longevity, Statistics
Wöckel
84.1Wöckel wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Mehdi Baala
84.2
Baala leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mehdi Baala
2. Bärbel Wöckel
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. 🇫🇷 Mehdi Baala5 seasons played · career day 2,5551,055.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Bärbel Wöckel5 seasons played · career day 1,825408 major golds
-61.3% vs Baala at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Wöckel | 0 | 0 | 68 | 144 | 408 | 756 |
| 🇫🇷 Baala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 637.5 | 1,474.05 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WöckelRetired | BaalaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 4 | — |
| Individual Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| European Championship golds | 2 | — |
| Personal best 200 m | 22.03 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| 1500 m best | — | 208.25 |
| Olympic finals | — | 2 |
| National titles | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Baala84.2
Wöckel84.1
FAQ
Where does Wöckel beat Baala?
Wöckel scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Baala leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Wöckel vs Baala score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wöckel: 84.1, Baala: 84.2.
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