Rice vs Baltrusch
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Baltrusch wins: Longevity, Statistics
Rice wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Baltrusch leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship silver medallist over 1500 metres in 1991.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Rice | 0 | 0 | 70 | 154 | 420 | 616 |
| 🇩🇪 Baltrusch | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 366 | 472 |
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 | RiceRetired | BaltruschRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | — |
| World records set | 2 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | 1 |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| European Championship medals | — | 2 |
| National titles | — | 6 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 1 |
| National records set | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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