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Kitajima vs Seto
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KitajimaWinner
85.5Kitajima wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Seto
82.7Seto wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Kosuke Kitajima
85.5
Kitajima leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kosuke Kitajima
2. Daiya Seto
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 season1. 🇯🇵 Daiya Seto5 seasons played · career day 1,826404 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Kosuke Kitajima5 seasons played · career day 2,921297.8 major golds
-26.3% vs Seto at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Kitajima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.98 | 356.69 |
| 🇯🇵 Seto | 0 | 0 | 64 | 152 | 318 | 754 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kitajima85.5
Seto82.7
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