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Samara vs Barna

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarnaWinner
93.6

Barna wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Samara
85.3

Samara wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 Viktor Barna
93.6

Barna leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Won five world singles titles and 22 world championship golds in all.

SamaraInsufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Viktor Barna
93.6
2. Elizabeta Samara
Pending verification

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. 🇭🇺 Viktor Barna5 seasons played · career day 1,825348 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇴 Elizabeta Samara0 seasons played0 titles
-100.0% vs Barna at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇴 Samara000000
🇭🇺 Barna0050110348724

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.

MetricSamaraActiveBarnaRetired
European Championship titles2
European team titles4
World ranking peak9
Romanian titles10
Olympic appearances4
World singles titles5
World titles in all events22
World team titles8
English Open titles5
Seasons at the top12
Dominance w25%8094
Peak w20%9096
Longevity w20%8888
Honours w20%8496
Statistics w15%8694

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GOAT Rank · the data
Barna93.6
Samara85.3
The people
Samara
Barna

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