Who is better, Carvalho or Kiraly?
Karch Kiraly leads with a GOAT score of 95.4 against 19.1 for Janelson Carvalho — a gap of 76.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Carvalho vs Kiraly
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Karch Kiraly above Janelson Carvalho: 95.4 vs 19.1. Karch Kiraly leads on Longevity, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KiralyWinner
95.4Kiraly wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Carvalho
19.1Carvalho wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Karch Kiraly
95.4
Kiraly leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Carvalho — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Karch Kiraly
2. Janelson Carvalho
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
Through age 24 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Karch Kiraly4 titles
1 season by age 24 · 4 per season
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Carvalho — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kiraly95.4
Carvalho19.1
FAQ
Where does Carvalho beat Kiraly?
Carvalho does not lead any of the five categories; Kiraly is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Carvalho vs Kiraly score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Carvalho: 19.1, Kiraly: 95.4.
What do you think?
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