Babashoff vs Meagher
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Meagher wins: Dominance, Longevity
Babashoff wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Meagher leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Her 1981 200 m butterfly world record stood for almost 19 years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Babashoff | 0 | 0 | 50 | 116 | 296 | 484 |
| 🇺🇸 Meagher | 0 | 0 | 70 | 162 | 444 | 776 |
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.
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