Who is better, Zaytsev or Bullin?
Katharina Bullin leads with a GOAT score of 73.9 against 72.6 for Ivan Zaytsev — a gap of 1.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Zaytsev vs Bullin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Katharina Bullin above Ivan Zaytsev: 73.9 vs 72.6. Katharina Bullin leads on Honours, Peak. Ivan Zaytsev leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BullinWinner
73.9Bullin wins: Peak, Honours
Zaytsev
72.6Zaytsev wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Katharina Bullin
73.9
Bullin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Katharina Bullin
2. Ivan Zaytsev
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. 🇩🇪 Katharina Bullin5 seasons played · career day 1,825357 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Ivan Zaytsev5 seasons played · career day 2,19131 titles
-91.3% vs Bullin at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Zaytsev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 57 |
| 🇩🇪 Bullin | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 357 | 687 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ZaytsevActive | BullinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Italian league titles | 3 | — |
| World League medals | 4 | — |
| European Championship medals | — | 1 |
| National league titles | — | 4 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 1 |
| Years with the national team | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 66 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 72 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bullin73.9
Zaytsev72.6
FAQ
Where does Zaytsev beat Bullin?
Zaytsev scores higher on statistics, longevity. Bullin leads on peak, honours.
How is the Zaytsev vs Bullin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Zaytsev: 72.6, Bullin: 73.9.
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