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Conley vs Barshim

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarshimWinner
91.1

Barshim wins: Longevity

Conley
90.9

Conley wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇶🇦 Mutaz Essa Barshim
91.1

Barshim leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in 2021 and three-time world high jump champion.

1. Mutaz Essa Barshim
91.1
2. Mike Conley Sr.
90.9

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season
1. 🇺🇸 Mike Conley Sr.5 seasons played · career day 1,826340 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇶🇦 Mutaz Essa Barshim5 seasons played · career day 1,82511.8 major golds
-96.5% vs Conley at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Conley0058121262698
🇶🇦 Barshim002.284.611.8221.41

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.

MetricConleyRetiredBarshimActive
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic medals23
World titles1
World indoor titles3
Personal best (m)18.17
Olympic golds1
World Championship golds3
Personal best2.43
Asian Games golds2
Dominance w25%9090
Peak w20%9594
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%9292
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Barshim91.1
Conley90.9
The people
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Barshim

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