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Batten vs Ahouré

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BattenWinner
83.9

Batten wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Ahouré
83.9

Ahouré 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. Murielle Ahouré
83.9

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. 🇨🇮 Murielle Ahouré5 seasons played · career day 2,55655 major golds
-79.7% vs Batten at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Batten0055.2109.6270.29486.61
🇨🇮 Ahouré000022.176.54

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.

MetricBattenRetiredAhouréActive
World Championship golds1
World records1
Olympic medals1
400 m hurdles best52.61
US titles3
World indoor titles1
World Championship medals2
100 m personal best10.78
200 m personal best22.24
Olympic appearances4
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7484
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Batten83.9
Ahouré83.9
The people
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Ahouré

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