Tait vs Arakida
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Arakida wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Tait wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Arakida leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in 1976 with Japan and a world champion in 1974.
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇪 Tait | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 357 | 721 |
| 🇯🇵 Arakida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
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.
| Metric | TaitRetired | ArakidaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| South American titles | 4 | — |
| Best spiker awards | 1 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| World Cup medals | — | 1 |
| Japan caps | — | 120 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 84 |
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