Who is better, Bruner or Pan?
Pan Zhanle leads with a GOAT score of 82.8 against 82.6 for Mike Bruner — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bruner vs Pan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Pan Zhanle above Mike Bruner: 82.8 vs 82.6. Pan Zhanle leads on Dominance, Peak. Mike Bruner leads on Honours, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PanWinner
82.8Pan wins: Dominance, Peak
Bruner
82.6Bruner wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Pan Zhanle
82.8
Pan leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Pan Zhanle
2. Mike Bruner
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. 🇺🇸 Mike Bruner5 seasons played · career day 1,825383 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Pan Zhanle5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 major golds
-96.6% vs Bruner at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bruner | 0 | 0 | 55 | 153 | 383 | 438 |
| 🇨🇳 Pan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 |
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
Pan82.8
Bruner82.6
FAQ
Where does Bruner beat Pan?
Bruner scores higher on honours, longevity. Pan leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Bruner vs Pan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bruner: 82.6, Pan: 82.8.
What do you think?
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