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Fredericks vs Coleman

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ColemanWinner
83.5

Coleman wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Fredericks
83.4

Fredericks wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Christian Coleman
83.5

Coleman leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World 100 m champion in 2019 and the 60 m world record holder.

1. Christian Coleman
83.5
2. Frank Fredericks
83.4

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season
1. 🇳🇦 Frank Fredericks5 seasons played · career day 1,825426 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Christian Coleman5 seasons played · career day 1,8268 major golds
-98.1% vs Fredericks at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇦 Fredericks0072154426774
🇺🇸 Coleman0013814

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.

MetricFredericksRetiredColemanActive
Olympic silver medals4
World Championship golds14
World Indoor golds1
Personal best 100 m9.86
Personal best 200 m19.68
60 m world record6.34
100 m personal best9.76
World indoor titles2
NCAA titles4
Dominance w25%8084
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8474
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Coleman83.5
Fredericks83.4
The people
Fredericks
Coleman

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