Bugajenkovs vs Ross
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Bugajenkovs wins: Honours
Ross wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Bugajenkovs leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Double Olympic champion in 1964 and 1968 with the Soviet Union.
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇻 Bugajenkovs | 0 | 0 | 58 | 123 | 276 | 690 |
| 🇺🇸 Ross | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 |
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 | BugajenkovsRetired | RossRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship gold medals | 1 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Soviet league titles | 6 | — |
| National team years | 11 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| World Tour titles | — | 30 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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