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Barber vs Adeniken

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BarberWinner
79.3

Barber wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Adeniken
79.3

Adeniken wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Shawn Barber
79.3

Barber leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World pole vault champion in 2015 and Canadian record holder at 6.00 m.

1. Shawn Barber
79.3
2. Olapade Adeniken
79.3

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. 🇨🇦 Shawn Barber5 seasons played · career day 1,826394 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇬 Olapade Adeniken5 seasons played · career day 2,190100.7 major golds
-74.4% vs Barber at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Barber0060132312680
🇳🇬 Adeniken00020.380.45161.85

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.

MetricBarberRetiredAdenikenRetired
World outdoor titles1
Personal best (m)6
Pan American Games golds1
NCAA titles2
Olympic finals1
Olympic medals1
World Championship medals2
200 m personal best19.95
100 m personal best10.02
African Championship medals3
Dominance w25%7672
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7078
Honours w20%8076
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Barber79.3
Adeniken79.3
The people
Barber
Adeniken

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