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Patterson vs Smarzek

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SmarzekWinner
81.9

Smarzek wins: Statistics

Patterson
81.7

Patterson wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇱 Malwina Smarzek
81.9

Smarzek leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Polish international scorer and a top-scoring force in the Italian league.

1. Malwina Smarzek
81.9
2. Casey Patterson
81.7

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇺🇸 Casey Patterson5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇱 Malwina Smarzek5 seasons played · career day 1,825309 titles
-16.0% vs Patterson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Patterson0055119368683
🇵🇱 Smarzek0050106309654

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.

MetricPattersonRetiredSmarzekActive
AVP titles10
FIVB World Tour medals8
Olympic appearances1
AVP Best Offensive Player awards1
Seasons on tour12
Italian league medals2
Polish league titles2
League top-scorer awards3
National team caps100
European Championship appearances3
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8080
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Smarzek81.9
Patterson81.7
The people
Patterson
Smarzek

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