Spitz vs Pellegrini
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Spitz wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Pellegrini wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Spitz leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Seven golds and seven world records at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Spitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
| 🇮🇹 Pellegrini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 26 |
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 | SpitzRetired | PellegriniRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 9 | 1 |
| World records | 33 | 11 |
| Olympic medals | 11 | 2 |
| World Championship golds | 5 | — |
| Golds at one Games | 7 | — |
| Pan American golds | 5 | — |
| World titles | — | 6 |
| European titles | — | 13 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 84 |
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