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Birarelli vs Ebata

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BirarelliWinner
81.9

Birarelli wins: Longevity, Honours

Ebata
81.9

Ebata wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Emanuele Birarelli
81.9

Birarelli leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic bronze medallist in 2012 and a World League champion with Italy.

1. Emanuele Birarelli
81.9
2. Yukiko Ebata
81.9

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. 🇯🇵 Yukiko Ebata5 seasons played · career day 2,55632 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Emanuele Birarelli5 seasons played · career day 2,19127 titles
-15.6% vs Ebata at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Birarelli00041450
🇯🇵 Ebata00001047

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.

MetricBirarelliRetiredEbataActive
Olympic medals11
World League titles1
Italian league titles2
Champions League titles1
Seasons played19
World Grand Prix medals2
Asian Championship titles1
Japan caps250
Olympic appearances3
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8688
Longevity w20%8884
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Birarelli81.9
Ebata81.9
The people
Birarelli
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