Ketchel vs Aaron
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Aaron wins: Longevity
Ketchel wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Aaron leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. The Star of the East, England's leading lightweight of the bare-knuckle era.
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 year 5 · Form index per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ketchel | 0 | 0 | 45 | 103 | 358 | 536 |
| 🇬🇧 Aaron | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 313 | 663 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years 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.
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