Shirai vs Pottharst
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Shirai wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Pottharst wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Shirai leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion with Japan in Montreal 1976 and a world champion in 1974.
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Shirai | 0 | 0 | 60 | 132 | 396 | 662 |
| 🇦🇺 Pottharst | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 357 | 715 |
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.
| Metric | ShiraiRetired | PottharstRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 1 |
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | 2 |
| Years with the national team | 8 | — |
| World Tour wins | — | 8 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 80 |
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