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Irie vs Fratus

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IrieWinner
79.0

Irie wins: Longevity, Honours

Fratus
79.0

Fratus wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Ryosuke Irie
79.0

Irie leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Triple medallist in London 2012 and a long-standing Asian backstroke record holder.

1. Ryosuke Irie
79.0
2. Bruno Fratus
79.0

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. 🇯🇵 Ryosuke Irie5 seasons played · career day 1,826416 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Bruno Fratus5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 major golds
-98.8% vs Irie at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇵 Irie0070154324748
🇧🇷 Fratus0001510

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.

MetricIrieRetiredFratusRetired
Olympic medals4
World Championship medals53
Asian Games golds6
Asian records set5
Olympic Games contested4
Olympic bronze medals1
Pan American golds2
South American records4
Olympic finals2
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8484
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%7674
Statistics w15%7880

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GOAT Rank · the data
Irie79.0
Fratus79.0
The people
Irie
Fratus

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