Barry vs Rudolph
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Barry wins: Longevity, Statistics
Rudolph wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Barry leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship high jump bronze medallist in Daegu in 2011.
Category breakdown
Season form · Major golds per season
Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇸 Barry | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 336 | 660 |
| 🇺🇸 Rudolph | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
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 | BarryRetired | RudolphRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games medals | 1 | — |
| Personal best (high jump) | 2.34 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | — |
| National titles | 6 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 3 |
| 100m best (sec) | — | 11.2 |
| AAU titles | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 58 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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