Cheever vs Button
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Cheever wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Button wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Cheever leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Nine Formula 1 podiums and winner of the 1998 Indianapolis 500.
Category breakdown
Season form · Race wins per season
Career timeline · Race wins 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 · Race wins per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cheever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 58 |
| 🇬🇧 Button | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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 | CheeverRetired | ButtonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 500 wins | 1 | — |
| Formula 1 podiums | 9 | — |
| Grand Prix starts | 132 | — |
| Career F1 points | 70 | — |
| Seasons in top-level racing | 20 | — |
| World titles | — | 1 |
| Grand Prix wins | — | 15 |
| Podiums | — | 50 |
| Pole positions | — | 8 |
| Race starts | — | 306 |
| Fastest laps | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 66 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
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