Smith vs Kitajima
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Smith wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Kitajima wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Smith leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Double Olympic champion and world record holder in the 200 m breaststroke.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 🇯🇵 Kitajima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.98 | 356.69 |
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 | SmithRetired | KitajimaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | 5 |
| World records | 2 | 6 |
| Commonwealth golds | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| Olympic medals | — | 7 |
| 100 m breaststroke best (s) | — | 58.9 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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