Who is better, Patterson or Arakida?
Casey Patterson leads with a GOAT score of 81.7 against 81.6 for Yuko Arakida — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Patterson vs Arakida
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Casey Patterson above Yuko Arakida: 81.7 vs 81.6. Casey Patterson leads on Longevity. Yuko Arakida leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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PattersonWinner
81.7Patterson wins: Longevity
Arakida
81.6Arakida wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Casey Patterson
81.7
Patterson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Casey Patterson
2. Yuko Arakida
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. 🇺🇸 Casey Patterson5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Yuko Arakida5 seasons played · career day 2,19135 titles
-90.5% vs Patterson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Patterson | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 368 | 683 |
| 🇯🇵 Arakida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PattersonRetired | ArakidaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| AVP titles | 10 | — |
| FIVB World Tour medals | 8 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| AVP Best Offensive Player awards | 1 | — |
| Seasons on tour | 12 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| World Cup medals | — | 1 |
| Japan caps | — | 120 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Patterson81.7
Arakida81.6
FAQ
Where does Arakida beat Patterson?
Arakida scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Patterson leads on longevity.
How is the Patterson vs Arakida score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Patterson: 81.7, Arakida: 81.6.
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