Arai vs Bagyula
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Bagyula wins: Peak, Longevity
Arai wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Bagyula leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship silver medallist in Tokyo 1991 and Hungarian record holder.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Arai | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 324 | 676 |
| 🇭🇺 Bagyula | 0 | 0 | 52 | 116 | 376 | 688 |
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.
| Metric | AraiRetired | BagyulaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | 1 |
| Personal best (h) | 3.402 | — |
| Japanese national titles | 3 | — |
| Global finals contested | 5 | — |
| Personal best (m) | — | 5.9 |
| NCAA titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Hungarian national titles | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 74 |
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