Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 4 |
Data sources
- FIVB
- Olympedia
- CEV
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nikolay Apalikov ranks #49 in Volleyball
Nikolay Apalikov ranks 49th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1674th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 88, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Volleyball reference universe of 309 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2000–2018 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 1, world league titles 2, european titles 1, world cup titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Andrea Zorzi on 85.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Michał Kubiak on 85.2. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Nikolay Apalikov GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Apalikov stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Apalikov comparisons
Nikolay Apalikov — frequently asked
- Is Nikolay Apalikov the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nikolay Apalikov ranks 49th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 85.2, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
- What is Nikolay Apalikov's GOAT Score?
- 85.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nikolay Apalikov rank all time?
- 1674th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 49th within Volleyball.
- Nikolay Apalikov vs Andrea Zorzi: who ranks higher?
- Nikolay Apalikov, on 85.2 against Andrea Zorzi's 85.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.