Woodhead vs Meagher
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Meagher wins: Longevity
Woodhead wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
Shareable URL · /compare/sippy-woodhead-vs-mary-t-meagher
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Meagher leads in 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Woodhead | 0 | 0 | 55 | 154 | 397 | 559 |
| 🇺🇸 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.
| Metric | WoodheadRetired | MeagherRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship titles | 5 | — |
| World records set | 6 | 7 |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| US titles | 18 | — |
| Pan American titles | 4 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| Olympic medals | — | 5 |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| Years holding 200 fly world record | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Woodhead vs Meagher. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.