McKeon vs Hackett
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McKeon wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Hackett wins: Longevity
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Verdict
McKeon leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Australia's most decorated Olympian with 14 Olympic medals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 McKeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| 🇦🇺 Hackett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 890 | 2,655 | 7,037.56 |
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 | McKeonRetired | HackettRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 6 | 3 |
| Olympic medals | 14 | 7 |
| World Championship medals | 20 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 11 | — |
| 100m freestyle best (sec) | 51.96 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 10 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 1500 m best (s) | — | 874.56 |
| Unbeaten years at 1500 m | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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