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Buddemeyer vs Anderson

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BuddemeyerWinner
77.2

Buddemeyer wins: Dominance, Honours

Anderson
77.0

Anderson wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Melanie Buddemeyer
77.2

Buddemeyer leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship medallist for the United States in 1978.

1. Melanie Buddemeyer
77.2
2. Freya Anderson
77.0

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. 🇺🇸 Melanie Buddemeyer5 seasons played · career day 1,826345 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Freya Anderson5 seasons played · career day 2,19129 major golds
-91.6% vs Buddemeyer at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Buddemeyer0058133295345
🇬🇧 Anderson00031444

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.

MetricBuddemeyerRetiredAndersonActive
World Championship medals14
United States titles2
Pan American medals1
NCAA titles2
National records2
Olympic golds1
European titles5
Commonwealth medals2
Olympic Games appearances2
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%8688
Longevity w20%6668
Honours w20%8076
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Buddemeyer77.2
Anderson77.0
The people
Buddemeyer
Anderson

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