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Baker vs Wiffen

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BakerWinner
79.9

Baker wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Wiffen
79.9

Wiffen wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kathleen Baker
79.9

Baker leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay gold medallist and former 100 m backstroke world record holder.

1. Kathleen Baker
79.9
2. Daniel Wiffen
79.9

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. 🇺🇸 Kathleen Baker5 seasons played · career day 2,19032 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇪 Daniel Wiffen5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 major golds
-81.2% vs Baker at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Baker00032542
🇮🇪 Wiffen0000611

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.

MetricBakerRetiredWiffenActive
Olympic golds1
Olympic medals2
World records11
World Championship golds22
NCAA titles4
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic bronze medals1
European Championship golds2
Dominance w25%7682
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%6864
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Baker79.9
Wiffen79.9
The people
Baker
Wiffen

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