Who is better, Seto or Bruner?
Daiya Seto leads with a GOAT score of 82.7 against 82.6 for Mike Bruner — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Seto vs Bruner
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Daiya Seto above Mike Bruner: 82.7 vs 82.6. Daiya Seto leads on Longevity. Mike Bruner leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SetoWinner
82.7Seto wins: Longevity
Bruner
82.6Bruner wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Daiya Seto
82.7
Seto leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Daiya Seto
2. Mike Bruner
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. 🇯🇵 Daiya Seto5 seasons played · career day 1,826404 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mike Bruner5 seasons played · career day 1,825383 major golds
-5.2% vs Seto at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Seto | 0 | 0 | 64 | 152 | 318 | 754 |
| 🇺🇸 Bruner | 0 | 0 | 55 | 153 | 383 | 438 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SetoActive | BrunerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship golds | 5 | — |
| Short course world titles | 8 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Asian Games golds | 3 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World records set | — | 3 |
| NCAA titles | — | 5 |
| US titles | — | 4 |
| Pan American medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 64 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Seto82.7
Bruner82.6
FAQ
Where does Bruner beat Seto?
Bruner scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Seto leads on longevity.
How is the Seto vs Bruner score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Seto: 82.7, Bruner: 82.6.
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