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Braunleder vs Baker

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BraunlederWinner
76.3

Braunleder wins: Longevity

Baker
76.1

Baker wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Dirk Braunleder
76.3

Braunleder leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European Championship relay medallist and German champion.

1. Dirk Braunleder
76.3
2. Zoë Baker
76.1

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.

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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. 🇬🇧 Zoë Baker5 seasons played · career day 2,190155.4 major golds
-55.1% vs Braunleder at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Braunleder0050110346591
🇬🇧 Baker00031.8124.57186.47

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.

MetricBraunlederRetiredBakerRetired
European Championship medals1
German titles5
Olympic appearances1
World Championship appearances2
National records2
World short-course golds1
World records1
Commonwealth golds1
50 m breaststroke best30.57
European medals2
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%8288
Longevity w20%7666
Honours w20%7676
Statistics w15%8084

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GOAT Rank · the data
Braunleder76.3
Baker76.1
The people
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