Who is better, Ingebrigtsen or Bakulin?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.8 for Sergey Bakulin — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ingebrigtsen vs Bakulin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jakob Ingebrigtsen above Sergey Bakulin: 81.9 vs 81.8. Jakob Ingebrigtsen leads on Dominance, Statistics, Honours. Sergey Bakulin leads on Longevity.
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IngebrigtsenWinner
81.9Ingebrigtsen wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Bakulin
81.8Bakulin wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇴 Jakob Ingebrigtsen
81.9
Ingebrigtsen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen
2. Sergey Bakulin
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. 🇷🇺 Sergey Bakulin5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇴 Jakob Ingebrigtsen5 seasons played · career day 2,1909 major golds
-97.2% vs Bakulin at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇴 Ingebrigtsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 🇷🇺 Bakulin | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 327 | 579 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | IngebrigtsenActive | BakulinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| European golds | 8 | — |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 1500m best (sec) | 205.63 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| European Cup titles | — | 1 |
| National titles | — | 3 |
| Personal best in seconds | — | 12,894 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 60 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ingebrigtsen81.9
Bakulin81.8
FAQ
Where does Bakulin beat Ingebrigtsen?
Bakulin scores higher on longevity. Ingebrigtsen leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Ingebrigtsen vs Bakulin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ingebrigtsen: 81.9, Bakulin: 81.8.
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