Hägg vs Snell
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Hägg wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Snell wins: Honours
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Verdict
Hägg leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Set 15 world records in 80 days in 1942 and pushed the mile towards four minutes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Hägg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 |
| 🇳🇿 Snell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 50 |
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.
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