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Aikins vs Irie

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AikinsWinner
79.1

Aikins wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Irie
79.0

Irie wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jack Aikins
79.1

Aikins leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship relay gold medallist and NCAA finalist.

1. Jack Aikins
79.1
2. Ryosuke Irie
79.0

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
1. 🇯🇵 Ryosuke Irie5 seasons played · career day 1,826416 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jack Aikins5 seasons played · career day 1,825356 major golds
-14.4% vs Irie at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Aikins0050111356612
🇯🇵 Irie0070154324748

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.

MetricAikinsActiveIrieRetired
World Championship gold medals1
NCAA finals6
United States national medals3
World Championship appearances1
Junior national titles2
Olympic medals4
World Championship medals5
Asian Games golds6
Asian records set5
Olympic Games contested4
Dominance w25%7674
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%6884
Honours w20%8076
Statistics w15%8678

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GOAT Rank · the data
Aikins79.1
Irie79.0
The people
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