Assefa vs Moses
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Moses wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Assefa wins: Peak
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Verdict
Moses leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 122 consecutive wins in the 400 m hurdles over nine years and nine months.
Category breakdown
Season form · Major golds per season
Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Assefa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 |
| 🇺🇸 Moses | 0 | 0 | 47.63 | 95.08 | 190.06 | 426.47 |
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 | AssefaActive | MosesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon world record | 2.11 | — |
| Berlin Marathon wins | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Marathon major wins | 3 | — |
| Personal best improvement | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| Win streak | — | 122 |
| World records | — | 4 |
| 400 m hurdles best (s) | — | 47.02 |
| Sub-48 races | — | 27 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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