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Bucher vs Benko

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BucherWinner
81.1

Bucher wins: Dominance, Statistics

Benko
81.1

Benko wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇹 Simon Bucher
81.1

Bucher leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. European short-course medallist and Austrian record holder in butterfly.

1. Simon Bucher
81.1
2. Lindsay Benko
81.1

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. 🇺🇸 Lindsay Benko5 seasons played · career day 2,19124 major golds
-92.6% vs Bucher at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇹 Bucher0050107323683
🇺🇸 Benko00031336

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.

MetricBucherActiveBenkoRetired
European Championship medals2
Austrian titles12
National records set6
Olympic appearances12
World Championship finals2
Olympic golds1
World Championship golds5
Short-course world records5
NCAA titles4
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7474
Honours w20%7882
Statistics w15%8886

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Bucher81.1
Benko81.1
The people
Bucher
Benko

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