Barber vs Snell
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Snell wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Barber wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Snell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three Olympic golds and world records at 800m, 880 yards and the mile.
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 |
| 🇳🇿 Snell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 50 |
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 | SnellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Personal best (400m) | 50.33 | — |
| United States national medals | 4 | — |
| World indoor medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World records | — | 6 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 2 |
| 800m best (sec) | — | 104.3 |
| Mile best (sec) | — | 234.1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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