Bucher vs Balfour
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Balfour wins: Longevity, Honours
Bucher wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Balfour leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European champion over 200 metres breaststroke in 2006.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇹 Bucher | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 323 | 683 |
| 🇬🇧 Balfour | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 360 | 544 |
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 | BucherActive | BalfourRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Austrian titles | 12 | — |
| National records set | 6 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| World Championship finals | 2 | — |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games medals | — | 2 |
| British titles | — | 5 |
| Olympic finals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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