Cavanaugh vs Babashoff
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Cavanaugh wins: Longevity, Honours
Babashoff wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Cavanaugh leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay gold medallist in Los Angeles 1984 with the United States.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cavanaugh | 0 | 0 | 60 | 132 | 304 | 544 |
| 🇺🇸 Babashoff | 0 | 0 | 62 | 136 | 398 | 466 |
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 | CavanaughRetired | BabashoffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World records in relays | 1 | — |
| Pan American Games medals | 2 | — |
| US national podiums | 4 | 3 |
| Olympic Games contested | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Personal best 100 m free (s) | — | 50.81 |
| NCAA podiums | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 72 | 72 |
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