Barshim vs Mutola
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Mutola wins: Longevity
Barshim wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Mutola leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 800 m champion in 2000 and a seven-time world indoor champion.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Barshim | 0 | 0 | 2.28 | 4.6 | 11.82 | 21.41 |
| 🇲🇿 Mutola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 |
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 | BarshimActive | MutolaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | — |
| Personal best | 2.43 | — |
| Asian Games golds | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 3 |
| World Indoor titles | — | 7 |
| Golden League jackpots | — | 1 |
| Career years | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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