Watanabe vs Anderson
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Anderson wins: Dominance, Honours
Watanabe wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Anderson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay gold medallist in 2012 and an NCAA champion.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Watanabe | 0 | 0 | 55 | 123 | 387 | 699 |
| 🇺🇸 Anderson | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 363 | 418 |
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 | WatanabeActive | AndersonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World records | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Asian Games golds | 1 | — |
| Japanese titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| NCAA titles | — | 3 |
| World University Games titles | — | 2 |
| US national medals | — | 3 |
| Pan Pacific medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 68 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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