Gebrselassie vs Fraser-Pryce
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Gebrselassie wins: Longevity, Statistics
Fraser-Pryce wins: Honours
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Verdict
Gebrselassie leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 27 world records from 1500 m to the marathon across two decades.
Category breakdown
Season form · Major golds per season
Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Gebrselassie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,589 | 4,740 | 12,582.11 |
| 🇯🇲 Fraser-Pryce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.78 | 43.03 | 85.94 |
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 | GebrselassieRetired | Fraser-PryceActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | 3 |
| World Championship golds | 4 | 10 |
| World records | 27 | — |
| 10,000 m best (s) | 1,565.11 | — |
| Marathon best (s) | 7,439 | — |
| Major marathon wins | 8 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 8 |
| 100 m personal best | — | 10.6 |
| World 100 m titles | — | 5 |
| Sub-10.8 races | — | 40 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 91 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 90 |
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