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Baron vs Atherton

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AthertonWinner
78.5

Atherton wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Baron
78.2

Baron wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Minna Atherton
78.5

Atherton leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First woman under 55 seconds in the short-course 100 m backstroke.

1. Minna Atherton
78.5
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. 🇦🇺 Minna Atherton5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Bengt Baron5 seasons played · career day 2,19012 major golds
-33.3% vs Atherton at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Baron00011015
🇦🇺 Atherton00251827

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.

MetricBaronRetiredAthertonActive
Olympic golds1
European medals2
NCAA titles3
Swedish records10
Olympic Games contested2
Short-course world records1
World Championship medals2
World junior titles2
ISL titles1
100 m backstroke short-course best54.89
Dominance w25%7874
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%6268
Honours w20%8074
Statistics w15%8288

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GOAT Rank · the data
Atherton78.5
Baron78.2
The people
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