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Hyman vs Căta-Chițiga

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Căta-ChițigaWinner
82.5

Căta-Chițiga wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Hyman
82.4

Hyman wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇴 Marius Căta-Chițiga
82.5

Căta-Chițiga leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic bronze medallist with Romania in Moscow in 1980.

1. Marius Căta-Chițiga
82.5
2. Flo Hyman
82.4

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. 🇺🇸 Flo Hyman5 seasons played · career day 1,825357 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇴 Marius Căta-Chițiga5 seasons played · career day 1,826340 titles
-4.8% vs Hyman at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hyman0055119357729
🇷🇴 Căta-Chițiga0052112256672

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.

MetricHymanRetiredCăta-ChițigaRetired
Olympic medals11
World Championship medals1
Best hitter awards1
NCAA All-American selections3
Years with the national team12
European Championship medals1
Romanian league titles6
Olympic appearances2
National team years13
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%7480
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Căta-Chițiga82.5
Hyman82.4
The people
Hyman
Căta-Chițiga

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