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Williams vs Averbukh

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WilliamsWinner
83.1

Williams wins: Dominance, Peak

Averbukh
83.1

Averbukh wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Randy Williams
83.1

Williams leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic long jump champion in 1972 at nineteen years old.

1. Randy Williams
83.1
2. Aleksandr Averbukh
83.1

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. 🇺🇸 Randy Williams5 seasons played · career day 1,825401 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇱 Aleksandr Averbukh5 seasons played · career day 2,92129.2 major golds
-92.7% vs Williams at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Williams0045143401660
🇮🇱 Averbukh000011.535.08

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.

MetricWilliamsRetiredAverbukhRetired
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic silver medals1
Personal best in centimetres835
US titles2
Olympic Games contested2
European titles2
World Championship medals2
Personal best in metres5.93
Olympic appearances3
National records1
Dominance w25%8276
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7684
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Williams83.1
Averbukh83.1
The people
Williams
Averbukh

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