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Brodie vs Barelli

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BrodieWinner
76.3

Brodie wins: no category outright

Barelli
76.3

Barelli wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Leith Brodie
76.3

Brodie leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Commonwealth Games medallist and Australian medley international.

1. Leith Brodie
76.3
2. Paolo Barelli
76.3

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. 🇦🇺 Leith Brodie5 seasons played · career day 1,825326 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Paolo Barelli5 seasons played · career day 1,825326 major golds
0.0% vs Brodie at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Brodie0050108326592
🇮🇹 Barelli0050108326626

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.

MetricBrodieRetiredBarelliRetired
Commonwealth Games medals2
Australian titles3
World Championship appearances2
Pan Pacific medals1
National records14
Olympic appearances1
Mediterranean Games medals2
Italian titles6
European Championship appearances2
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%8282
Longevity w20%7676
Honours w20%7676
Statistics w15%8080

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GOAT Rank · the data
Brodie76.3
Barelli76.3
The people
Brodie
Barelli

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