Bagyula vs Balcha
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Balcha wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Bagyula wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Balcha leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time Montreal Marathon winner and a World Championship silver medallist in 1983.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇺 Bagyula | 0 | 0 | 52 | 116 | 376 | 688 |
| 🇪🇹 Balcha | 0 | 0 | 55 | 117 | 265 | 707 |
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 | BagyulaRetired | BalchaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | 1 |
| Personal best (m) | 5.9 | — |
| NCAA titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Hungarian national titles | 6 | — |
| Montreal Marathon wins | — | 3 |
| Marathon personal best | — | 2.086 |
| Marathon victories | — | 6 |
| Years at the top level | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 76 |
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