Pellegrini vs Perkins
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Perkins wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Pellegrini wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Perkins leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two Olympic 1500m golds and a world record that stood for a decade.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Pellegrini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 26 |
| 🇦🇺 Perkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.58 | 57.92 | 116.63 |
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 | PellegriniRetired | PerkinsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 2 |
| World titles | 6 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | — |
| World records | 11 | 4 |
| European titles | 13 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| 1500m best (min) | — | 14.41 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 90 |
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