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Braunleder vs Barelli

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BraunlederWinner
76.3

Braunleder wins: no category outright

Barelli
76.3

Barelli wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Dirk Braunleder
76.3

Braunleder leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. European Championship relay medallist and German champion.

1. Dirk Braunleder
76.3
2. Paolo Barelli
76.3

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. 🇩🇪 Dirk Braunleder5 seasons played · career day 1,825346 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Paolo Barelli5 seasons played · career day 1,825326 major golds
-5.8% vs Braunleder at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Braunleder0050110346591
🇮🇹 Barelli0050108326626

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.

MetricBraunlederRetiredBarelliRetired
European Championship medals1
German titles5
Olympic appearances11
World Championship appearances2
National records24
Mediterranean Games medals2
Italian titles6
European Championship appearances2
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%8282
Longevity w20%7676
Honours w20%7676
Statistics w15%8080

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GOAT Rank · the data
Braunleder76.3
Barelli76.3
The people
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Barelli

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