Hansen vs Backhaus
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Hansen wins: Longevity
Backhaus wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Hansen leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Breaststroke world record holder and a medley relay gold medallist across three Games.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Hansen | 0 | 0 | 62 | 136 | 308 | 748 |
| 🇺🇸 Backhaus | 0 | 0 | 50 | 124 | 368 | 418 |
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 | HansenRetired | BackhausRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 6 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World records set | 5 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| US titles | — | 4 |
| NCAA titles | — | 2 |
| World Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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