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Cheever vs N. Rosberg

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CheeverWinner
76.9

Cheever wins: Peak, Longevity

N. Rosberg
76.9

N. Rosberg wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever
76.9

Cheever leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Nine Formula 1 podiums and winner of the 1998 Indianapolis 500.

1. Eddie Cheever
76.9
2. Nico Rosberg
76.9

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
1. 🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever5 seasons played · career day 2,55650 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Nico Rosberg5 seasons played · career day 1,8250 race wins
-100.0% vs Cheever at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇩🇪 N. Rosberg000008

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.

MetricCheeverRetiredN. RosbergRetired
Indianapolis 500 wins1
Formula 1 podiums9
Grand Prix starts132
Career F1 points70
Seasons in top-level racing20
World titles1
Grand Prix wins23
Pole positions30
Podiums57
Race starts206
Fastest laps20
Dominance w25%6674
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%8874
Honours w20%6674
Statistics w15%8080

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GOAT Rank · the data
Cheever76.9
N. Rosberg76.9
The people
Cheever
N. Rosberg

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