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Yang J. vs Bainbridge

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Yang J.Winner
79.0

Yang J. wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Bainbridge
78.9

Bainbridge wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Yang Junxuan
79.0

Yang J. leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay champion in 2021 in a world record time for the 4x200 m freestyle.

1. Yang Junxuan
79.0
2. Angie Bainbridge
78.9

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
1. 🇨🇳 Yang Junxuan5 seasons played · career day 1,825396 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Angie Bainbridge5 seasons played · career day 1,826356 major golds
-10.1% vs Yang J. at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇳 Yang J.0058130396650
🇦🇺 Bainbridge0052114266616

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.

MetricYang J.ActiveBainbridgeRetired
Olympic gold medals2
World records1
World Championship medals52
Asian Games golds5
Olympic Games contested2
Olympic medals1
Commonwealth Games gold medals2
Australian titles3
Olympic appearances1
Dominance w25%7674
Peak w20%8885
Longevity w20%7074
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8084

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GOAT Rank · the data
Yang J.79.0
Bainbridge78.9
The people
Yang J.
Bainbridge

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