Asari vs Becker
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Asari wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Becker wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Asari leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World marathon champion in Stuttgart 1993, Japan's first women's marathon gold.
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 season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Asari | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 367 | 599 |
| 🇩🇪 Becker | 0 | 0 | 55 | 121 | 373 | 679 |
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.
| Metric | AsariRetired | BeckerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World outdoor titles | 1 | — |
| Marathon personal best | 2.262 | — |
| Osaka Marathon wins | 1 | — |
| Global championships contested | 2 | — |
| Marathons completed | 10 | — |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Personal best (m) | — | 4.71 |
| German national titles | — | 4 |
| Global finals contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 76 |
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