Who is better, Araki or Kovač?
Erika Araki leads with a GOAT score of 83.1 against 83.1 for Slobodan Kovač — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Araki vs Kovač
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Erika Araki and Slobodan Kovač level at 83.1. Erika Araki leads on Longevity, Statistics. Slobodan Kovač leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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ArakiWinner
83.1Araki wins: Longevity, Statistics
Kovač
83.1Kovač wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Erika Araki
83.1
Araki leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Erika Araki
2. Slobodan Kovač
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. 🇯🇵 Erika Araki5 seasons played · career day 2,19030 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Slobodan Kovač5 seasons played · career day 1,8266 titles
-80.0% vs Araki at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Araki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 56 |
| 🇷🇸 Kovač | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ArakiRetired | KovačRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic Games | 4 | — |
| World Grand Prix medals | 2 | — |
| Japanese league titles | 3 | — |
| Seasons played | 19 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 1 |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| Italian league titles | — | 2 |
| World League medals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Araki83.1
Kovač83.1
FAQ
Where does Kovač beat Araki?
Kovač scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Araki leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Araki vs Kovač score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Araki: 83.1, Kovač: 83.1.
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