Walsh vs Quadarella
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quadarella wins: Longevity
Walsh wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Shareable URL · /compare/gretchen-walsh-vs-simona-quadarella
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Quadarella leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World 1500 m freestyle champion in 2019 and an Olympic bronze medallist.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Walsh | 0 | 0 | 64 | 142 | 420 | 420 |
| 🇮🇹 Quadarella | 0 | 0 | 55 | 121 | 383 | 733 |
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 | WalshActive | QuadarellaActive |
|---|---|---|
| World records | 4 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship titles | 6 | 2 |
| NCAA titles | 10 | — |
| Global finals contested | 10 | 12 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| European titles | — | 7 |
| Italian records | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Walsh vs Quadarella. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.