Barber vs Hägg
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Hägg wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Barber wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Hägg leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Set 15 world records in 80 days in 1942 and pushed the mile towards four minutes.
Category breakdown
Season form · Major golds per season
Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Barber | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 336 | 660 |
| 🇸🇪 Hägg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 |
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 | BarberRetired | HäggRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Personal best (400m) | 50.33 | — |
| United States national medals | 4 | — |
| World indoor medals | 1 | — |
| World records | — | 15 |
| Mile world record | — | 4.01 |
| Swedish titles | — | 8 |
| World records in 1942 | — | 10 |
| Distances with world records | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 92 |
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