Yang vs Barber
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Verdict
Barber leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World heptathlon champion in 1999 and world long jump champion in 2003.
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 |
| 🇫🇷 Barber | 0 | 0 | 40 | 90 | 296 | 655 |
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 | BarberRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| World records set | 1 | — |
| Asian Games titles | 3 | — |
| Decathlon personal best | 9,121 | — |
| NCAA titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 2 |
| World Championship medals | — | 5 |
| Heptathlon personal best | — | 6,889 |
| Long jump personal best in centimetres | — | 712 |
| European medals | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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