Beardsley vs Phelps
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Phelps wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Beardsley wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Phelps leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. 23 Olympic golds across five Games — the most decorated Olympian in history.
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
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Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Beardsley — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
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