Bennett vs Carlos
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Carlos wins: Dominance, Peak
Bennett wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Carlos leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 200 m bronze medallist in 1968 and a world-best sprinter of his era.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇲 Bennett | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 313 | 655 |
| 🇺🇸 Carlos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
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 | BennettActive | CarlosRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaican titles | 1 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 2 | — |
| Personal best (s) | 13.11 | — |
| NACAC medals | 1 | — |
| Diamond League finals | 1 | — |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 1 |
| AAU titles | — | 2 |
| Pan American golds | — | 1 |
| 200 m personal best | — | 19.92 |
| World bests | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 64 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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