Babashoff vs Cartwright
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Babashoff wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Cartwright wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Babashoff leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Pan American champion and a world championship relay medallist.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Babashoff | 0 | 0 | 50 | 114 | 363 | 469 |
| 🇦🇺 Cartwright | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 272 | 703 |
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 | BabashoffRetired | CartwrightActive |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | 3 |
| United States titles | 3 | — |
| National team years | 6 | — |
| Relay medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship gold medals | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games medals | — | 2 |
| Australian titles | — | 4 |
| Junior world titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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