Babashoff vs Berkoff
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Babashoff wins: Longevity
Berkoff wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Babashoff leads in 2 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 |
| 🇺🇸 Berkoff | 0 | 0 | 27.9 | 55.6 | 137.7 | 192.12 |
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 | BerkoffActive |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| United States titles | 3 | — |
| National team years | 6 | — |
| Relay medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| NCAA titles | — | 5 |
| 50 m backstroke best | — | 27.12 |
| Olympic Games | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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