Who is better, Scott-Arruda or Ball?
Lloy Ball leads with a GOAT score of 83.5 against 83.4 for Danielle Scott-Arruda — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Scott-Arruda vs Ball
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lloy Ball above Danielle Scott-Arruda: 83.5 vs 83.4. Lloy Ball leads on Dominance, Peak. Danielle Scott-Arruda leads on Longevity.
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BallWinner
83.5Ball wins: Dominance, Peak
Scott-Arruda
83.4Scott-Arruda wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lloy Ball
83.5
Ball leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lloy Ball
2. Danielle Scott-Arruda
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. 🇺🇸 Danielle Scott-Arruda5 seasons played · career day 1,825328 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lloy Ball5 seasons played · career day 1,825324 titles
-1.2% vs Scott-Arruda at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Scott-Arruda | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 328 | 676 |
| 🇺🇸 Ball | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 324 | 670 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Scott-ArrudaRetired | BallRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 5 | 4 |
| World Grand Prix medals | 4 | — |
| NORCECA titles | 3 | — |
| Years with the national team | 19 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World League medals | — | 2 |
| Italian league titles | — | 1 |
| Years at the top level | — | 18 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ball83.5
Scott-Arruda83.4
FAQ
Where does Scott-Arruda beat Ball?
Scott-Arruda scores higher on longevity. Ball leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Scott-Arruda vs Ball score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Scott-Arruda: 83.4, Ball: 83.5.
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