Chadwick vs Ye
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Chadwick wins: Honours, Statistics
Ye wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Chadwick leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship relay gold medallist in Budapest in 2017.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Chadwick | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 358 | 610 |
| 🇨🇳 Ye | 0 | 0 | 70 | 154 | 412 | 700 |
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 | ChadwickRetired | YeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship gold medals | 1 | — |
| Pan American medals | 2 | — |
| NCAA All-America honours | 8 | — |
| United States titles | 2 | — |
| Relay finals | 4 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World records set | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 6 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
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