Who is better, Pedroso or Morceli?
Nourredine Morceli leads with a GOAT score of 89.1 against 88.8 for Iván Pedroso — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pedroso vs Morceli
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Nourredine Morceli above Iván Pedroso: 89.1 vs 88.8. Nourredine Morceli leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance. Iván Pedroso leads on Longevity.
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MorceliWinner
89.1Morceli wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Pedroso
88.8Pedroso wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇿 Nourredine Morceli
89.1
Morceli leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Nourredine Morceli
2. Iván Pedroso
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 season1. 🇩🇿 Nourredine Morceli5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Iván Pedroso5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-25.0% vs Morceli at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇺 Pedroso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 🇩🇿 Morceli | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PedrosoRetired | MorceliRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World indoor titles | 4 | — |
| Best jump in metres | 8.71 | — |
| Pan American golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 3 |
| World records set | — | 4 |
| 1500 m personal best | — | 3.27 |
| Career years | — | 11 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Morceli89.1
Pedroso88.8
FAQ
Where does Pedroso beat Morceli?
Pedroso scores higher on longevity. Morceli leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Pedroso vs Morceli score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pedroso: 88.8, Morceli: 89.1.
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