Who is better, Walsh or Ceccon?
Thomas Ceccon leads with a GOAT score of 82.2 against 82.1 for Gretchen Walsh — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Walsh vs Ceccon
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Thomas Ceccon above Gretchen Walsh: 82.2 vs 82.1. Thomas Ceccon leads on Dominance. Gretchen Walsh leads on Longevity.
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CecconWinner
82.2Ceccon wins: Dominance
Walsh
82.1Walsh wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Thomas Ceccon
82.2
Ceccon leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Thomas Ceccon
2. Gretchen Walsh
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. 🇺🇸 Gretchen Walsh5 seasons played · career day 1,825420 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Thomas Ceccon5 seasons played · career day 2,19021 major golds
-95.0% vs Walsh at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Walsh | 0 | 0 | 64 | 142 | 420 | 420 |
| 🇮🇹 Ceccon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WalshActive | CecconActive |
|---|---|---|
| World records | 4 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship titles | 6 | — |
| NCAA titles | 10 | — |
| Global finals contested | 10 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| World record | — | 51.6 |
| European titles | — | 4 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ceccon82.2
Walsh82.1
FAQ
Where does Walsh beat Ceccon?
Walsh scores higher on longevity. Ceccon leads on dominance.
How is the Walsh vs Ceccon score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Walsh: 82.1, Ceccon: 82.2.
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