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Matthes vs Spitz
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MatthesWinner
89.6Matthes wins: Dominance, Longevity
Spitz
87.5Spitz wins: Peak
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Roland Matthes
89.6
Matthes leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Roland Matthes
2. Mark Spitz
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. 🇺🇸 Mark Spitz5 seasons played · career day 2,55526 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Roland Matthes5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 major golds
-50.0% vs Spitz at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Matthes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 🇺🇸 Spitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Matthes89.6
Spitz87.5
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