Amundrud vs Buddemeyer
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Amundrud wins: Longevity
Buddemeyer wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Amundrud leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay bronze medallist in Montreal in 1976.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Amundrud | 0 | 0 | 55 | 128 | 368 | 478 |
| 🇺🇸 Buddemeyer | 0 | 0 | 58 | 133 | 295 | 345 |
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 | AmundrudRetired | BuddemeyerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games gold medals | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games medals | 4 | — |
| Canadian titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| United States titles | — | 2 |
| Pan American medals | — | 1 |
| NCAA titles | — | 2 |
| National records | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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