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Burdisso vs Apple

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BurdissoWinner
74.5

Burdisso wins: Longevity

Apple
74.1

Apple wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Federico Burdisso
74.5

Burdisso leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic bronze medallist over 200 m butterfly in Tokyo.

1. Federico Burdisso
74.5
2. Zach Apple
74.1

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.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Form index per season
1. 🇮🇹 Federico Burdisso5 seasons played · career day 1,825577.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Zach Apple5 seasons played · career day 2,19126 major golds
-95.5% vs Burdisso at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Burdisso00117233577.55924.35
🇺🇸 Apple00031230

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.

MetricBurdissoActiveAppleRetired
Olympic medals1
European Championship medals3
World Junior titles1
200 m butterfly best114.45
Olympic Games2
Olympic golds2
World Championship golds3
Olympic Games appearances1
World Championship medals5
Relay world records1
Dominance w25%6868
Peak w20%8488
Longevity w20%6862
Honours w20%7474
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Burdisso74.5
Apple74.1
The people
Burdisso
Apple

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