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Batten vs James

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BattenWinner
83.9

Batten wins: Peak, Statistics

James
83.7

James wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kim Batten
83.9

Batten leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World champion in 1995 with a world record of 52.61.

1. Kim Batten
83.9
2. Kirani James
83.7

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
1. 🇺🇸 Kim Batten5 seasons played · career day 1,825270.3 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇩 Kirani James5 seasons played · career day 2,555219.8 major golds
-18.7% vs Batten at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Batten0055.2109.6270.29486.61
🇬🇩 James0000132.04308.05

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.

MetricBattenRetiredJamesActive
World Championship golds11
World records1
Olympic medals13
400 m hurdles best52.61
US titles3
Olympic golds1
400m best (sec)43.74
World junior titles2
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7480
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%9086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Batten83.9
James83.7
The people
Batten
James

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