Xu vs Berens
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Xu wins: Dominance, Longevity
Berens wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Xu leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World champion over 100 m backstroke in 2017 and 2019 and an Olympic medallist.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Xu | 0 | 0 | 52 | 116 | 370 | 714 |
| 🇺🇸 Berens | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 32 |
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 | XuActive | BerensRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | — |
| Asian records | 1 | — |
| Asian Games golds | 4 | — |
| Global finals contested | 8 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 2 |
| 200 m freestyle best | — | 105.6 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
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