Who is better, Pedroso or Sotomayor?
Javier Sotomayor leads with a GOAT score of 89.9 against 88.8 for Iván Pedroso — a gap of 1.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pedroso vs Sotomayor
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Javier Sotomayor above Iván Pedroso: 89.9 vs 88.8. Javier Sotomayor leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak. Iván Pedroso leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SotomayorWinner
89.9Sotomayor wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Pedroso
88.8Pedroso wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇺 Javier Sotomayor
89.9
Sotomayor leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Javier Sotomayor
2. Iván Pedroso
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. 🇨🇺 Javier Sotomayor5 seasons played · career day 3,28712.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Iván Pedroso5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-26.2% vs Sotomayor at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇺 Pedroso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 🇨🇺 Sotomayor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.17 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PedrosoRetired | SotomayorRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 4 | 2 |
| World indoor titles | 4 | — |
| Best jump in metres | 8.71 | — |
| Pan American golds | 2 | 4 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| High jump world record (m) | — | 2.45 |
| World indoor golds | — | 4 |
| Jumps over 2.40 m | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sotomayor89.9
Pedroso88.8
FAQ
Where does Pedroso beat Sotomayor?
Pedroso scores higher on honours. Sotomayor leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Pedroso vs Sotomayor score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pedroso: 88.8, Sotomayor: 89.9.
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