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Sotomayor vs Pedroso
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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 · Major golds per season
Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇺 Sotomayor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.17 |
| 🇨🇺 Pedroso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SotomayorRetired | PedrosoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | 4 |
| High jump world record (m) | 2.45 | — |
| World indoor golds | 4 | — |
| Jumps over 2.40 m | 21 | — |
| Pan American golds | 4 | 2 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World indoor titles | — | 4 |
| Best jump in metres | — | 8.71 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sotomayor89.9
Pedroso88.8
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