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Bucher vs Milák

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BucherWinner
81.1

Bucher wins: Longevity, Statistics

Milák
80.9

Milák wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇹 Simon Bucher
81.1

Bucher leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European short-course medallist and Austrian record holder in butterfly.

1. Simon Bucher
81.1
2. Kristóf Milák
80.9

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. 🇦🇹 Simon Bucher5 seasons played · career day 1,825323 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇺 Kristóf Milák5 seasons played · career day 2,19121 major golds
-93.5% vs Bucher at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇹 Bucher0050107323683
🇭🇺 Milák00031230

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.

MetricBucherActiveMilákActive
European Championship medals2
Austrian titles12
National records set6
Olympic appearances1
World Championship finals2
Olympic golds1
Olympic medals3
World Championship golds3
World records1
200 m butterfly best (s)110.34
European golds6
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7470
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bucher81.1
Milák80.9
The people
Bucher
Milák

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