Who is better, Castillo or Zaytsev?
Brenda Castillo leads with a GOAT score of 73.4 against 72.6 for Ivan Zaytsev — a gap of 0.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Castillo vs Zaytsev
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Brenda Castillo above Ivan Zaytsev: 73.4 vs 72.6. Brenda Castillo leads on Longevity.
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CastilloWinner
73.4Castillo wins: Longevity
Zaytsev
72.6Zaytsev wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇴 Brenda Castillo
73.4
Castillo leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Brenda Castillo
2. Ivan Zaytsev
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 season1. 🇩🇴 Brenda Castillo5 seasons played · career day 2,19134 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Ivan Zaytsev5 seasons played · career day 2,19131 titles
-8.8% vs Castillo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇴 Castillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 61 |
| 🇮🇹 Zaytsev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 57 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CastilloActive | ZaytsevActive |
|---|---|---|
| Best libero awards | 8 | — |
| Pan American Cup titles | 6 | — |
| NORCECA Championship titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 3 | — |
| Nations League medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| Italian league titles | — | 3 |
| World League medals | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 66 | 66 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 74 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Castillo73.4
Zaytsev72.6
FAQ
Where does Zaytsev beat Castillo?
Zaytsev does not lead any of the five categories; Castillo is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Castillo vs Zaytsev score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Castillo: 73.4, Zaytsev: 72.6.
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