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Boros vs Gatien

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BorosWinner
84.1

Boros wins: Honours, Statistics

Gatien
83.9

Gatien wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 István Boros
84.1

Boros leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World team champion with Hungary in 1979.

1. István Boros
84.1
2. Jean-Philippe Gatien
83.9

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇭🇺 István Boros5 seasons played · career day 1,825375 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Jean-Philippe Gatien5 seasons played · career day 2,92125 titles
-93.3% vs Boros at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇭🇺 Boros0055120375699
🇫🇷 Gatien00001426

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.

MetricBorosRetiredGatienRetired
World Championship gold medals1
European Championship medals2
Hungarian titles3
World Championship appearances4
Swaythling Cup titles1
World Championship golds1
Olympic medals1
World Cup titles1
European titles2
Career-high world ranking1
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8080
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Boros84.1
Gatien83.9
The people
Boros
Gatien

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