Who is better, Austin or Black?
Charles Austin leads with a GOAT score of 85.4 against 85.4 for Roger Black — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Austin vs Black
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Charles Austin and Roger Black level at 85.4. Charles Austin leads on Dominance, Statistics. Roger Black leads on Longevity.
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AustinWinner
85.4Austin wins: Dominance, Statistics
Black
85.4Black wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Charles Austin
85.4
Austin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Charles Austin
2. Roger Black
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. 🏴 Roger Black5 seasons played · career day 1,825256 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Charles Austin5 seasons played · career day 1,82511.7 major golds
-95.4% vs Black at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Austin | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.64 | 11.7 | 21.09 |
| 🏴 Black | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 256 | 562 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AustinRetired | BlackRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| American record | 2.39 | — |
| World indoor medals | 2 | — |
| US titles | 4 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 2 |
| European Championship titles | — | 3 |
| Personal best in seconds | — | 4,437 |
| World Championship medals | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Austin85.4
Black85.4
FAQ
Where does Black beat Austin?
Black scores higher on longevity. Austin leads on dominance, statistics.
How is the Austin vs Black score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Austin: 85.4, Black: 85.4.
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