le Clos vs Peirsol
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Peirsol wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
le Clos wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Peirsol leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Five Olympic golds and the long-standing 200m backstroke world record.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 le Clos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228.4 | 793.7 |
| 🇺🇸 Peirsol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 457.04 | 906.65 |
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 | le ClosActive | PeirsolRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 5 |
| Olympic medals | 4 | 7 |
| World short course golds | 17 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 8 | — |
| 200m butterfly best (sec) | 112.68 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 12 |
| World records | — | 13 |
| 200m backstroke best (sec) | — | 111.92 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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