Who is better, O'Brien or Noguchi?
Dan O'Brien leads with a GOAT score of 85.1 against 85.0 for Mizuki Noguchi — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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O'Brien vs Noguchi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dan O'Brien above Mizuki Noguchi: 85.1 vs 85.0. Dan O'Brien leads on Honours, Dominance. Mizuki Noguchi leads on Longevity, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
O'BrienWinner
85.1O'Brien wins: Dominance, Honours
Noguchi
85.0Noguchi wins: Peak, Longevity
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dan O'Brien
85.1
O'Brien leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dan O'Brien
2. Mizuki Noguchi
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. 🇺🇸 Dan O'Brien5 seasons played · career day 2,55643,593 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Mizuki Noguchi5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 major golds
-99.3% vs O'Brien at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,170 | 61,099 |
| 🇯🇵 Noguchi | 0 | 0 | 40 | 92 | 316 | 654 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | O'BrienRetired | NoguchiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | — |
| World records | 1 | — |
| Best score (points) | 8,891 | — |
| US titles | 7 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Marathon personal best in seconds | — | 7,740 |
| Major marathon wins | — | 3 |
| Asian records set | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
O'Brien85.1
Noguchi85.0
FAQ
Where does Noguchi beat O'Brien?
Noguchi scores higher on peak, longevity. O'Brien leads on dominance, honours.
How is the O'Brien vs Noguchi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. O'Brien: 85.1, Noguchi: 85.0.
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