Blume vs Dressel
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Blume wins: Peak, Longevity
Dressel wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Blume leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 50 metres freestyle champion in 2016 and a European record holder.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇰 Blume | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 314 | 670 |
| 🇺🇸 Dressel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
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 | BlumeRetired | DresselActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| European titles | 5 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | — |
| European records set | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 9 |
| World Championship golds | — | 17 |
| World records | — | 5 |
| 100 m freestyle best (s) | — | 46.96 |
| 100 m butterfly best (s) | — | 49.45 |
| Golds at one Worlds | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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