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Burton vs Ceccon

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CecconWinner
82.2

Ceccon wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

Burton
82.0

Burton wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Thomas Ceccon
82.2

Ceccon leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 100m backstroke champion and world record holder at 51.60.

1. Thomas Ceccon
82.2
2. Mike Burton
82.0

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. 🇮🇹 Thomas Ceccon5 seasons played · career day 2,19021 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mike Burton5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 major golds
-61.9% vs Ceccon at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Burton0013811
🇮🇹 Ceccon00021631

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.

MetricBurtonRetiredCecconActive
Olympic gold medals3
World records7
Pan American golds1
US national titles12
Olympic 1500 m titles2
Olympic golds1
World Championship golds1
World record51.6
European titles4
Olympic medals3
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%7062
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ceccon82.2
Burton82.0
The people
Burton
Ceccon

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