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Abe vs Carrington

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CarringtonWinner
77.7

Carrington wins: Longevity

Abe
77.6

Abe wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Jack Carrington
77.7

Carrington leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. England international and an influential coaching writer on the sport.

1. Jack Carrington
77.7
2. Tazuko Abe
77.6

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
1. 🇯🇵 Tazuko Abe5 seasons played · career day 2,19127 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Jack Carrington5 seasons played · career day 2,55616 titles
-40.7% vs Abe at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇵 Abe00092244
🇬🇧 Carrington0000922

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.

MetricAbeRetiredCarringtonRetired
World Championship golds1
World Championship medals3
Team world titles1
National titles2
Seasons at international level8
World Championship appearances6
England caps70
English national medals4
Coaching books written8
Career span in years21
Dominance w25%7468
Peak w20%8684
Longevity w20%6886
Honours w20%8072
Statistics w15%8282

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Carrington77.7
Abe77.6
The people
Abe
Carrington

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