Yang vs O'Brien
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Yang wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
O'Brien wins: Honours
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Verdict
Yang leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic decathlon silver medallist and a world record holder in 1963.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇼 Yang | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 292 | 644 |
| 🇺🇸 O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,170 | 61,099 |
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 | YangRetired | O'BrienRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| World records set | 1 | — |
| Asian Games titles | 3 | — |
| Decathlon personal best | 9,121 | — |
| NCAA titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| Best score (points) | — | 8,891 |
| US titles | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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