Babashoff vs Abood
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Babashoff wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Abood wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Babashoff leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 100 m freestyle silver medallist in Montreal 1976.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Babashoff | 0 | 0 | 62 | 136 | 398 | 466 |
| 🇦🇺 Abood | 0 | 0 | 22.6 | 45 | 111.3 | 199.35 |
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 | BabashoffRetired | AboodRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| US national podiums | 3 | — |
| Personal best 100 m free (s) | 50.81 | — |
| NCAA podiums | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games medals | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games | — | 2 |
| 50 m freestyle best | — | 21.9 |
| National titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 64 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 62 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 72 | 78 |
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