Renshaw vs Hencken
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Renshaw wins: Longevity
Hencken wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Renshaw leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. European champion in the 200 metres breaststroke and a Commonwealth medallist.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Renshaw | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 216 | 626 |
| 🇺🇸 Hencken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
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 | RenshawRetired | HenckenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Commonwealth medals | 3 | — |
| British titles | 10 | — |
| World Championship finals | 4 | — |
| Olympic finals | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| Olympic medals | — | 5 |
| World records | — | 12 |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| Olympic 100 m breaststroke titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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