Who is better, Arai or Bagyula?
István Bagyula leads with a GOAT score of 74.9 against 74.8 for Hirooki Arai — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Arai vs Bagyula
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks István Bagyula above Hirooki Arai: 74.9 vs 74.8. István Bagyula leads on Peak, Longevity. Hirooki Arai leads on Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BagyulaWinner
74.9Bagyula wins: Peak, Longevity
Arai
74.8Arai wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 István Bagyula
74.9
Bagyula leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. István Bagyula
2. Hirooki Arai
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 season1. 🇭🇺 István Bagyula5 seasons played · career day 1,825376 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Hirooki Arai5 seasons played · career day 1,825324 major golds
-13.8% vs Bagyula at the same stage
| 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 from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| 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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GOAT Rank · the data
Bagyula74.9
Arai74.8
FAQ
Where does Arai beat Bagyula?
Arai scores higher on honours, statistics. Bagyula leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Arai vs Bagyula score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Arai: 74.8, Bagyula: 74.9.
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