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Poulter vs Brunner

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PoulterWinner
78.3

Poulter wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Brunner
78.3

Brunner wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jordyn Poulter
78.3

Poulter leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Setter of the United States team that won Olympic gold in Tokyo 2021.

1. Jordyn Poulter
78.3
2. Theo Brunner
78.3

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. 🇺🇸 Jordyn Poulter5 seasons played · career day 1,825398 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Theo Brunner5 seasons played · career day 1,825311 titles
-21.9% vs Poulter at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Poulter0058130398650
🇺🇸 Brunner0052109311641

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.

MetricPoulterActiveBrunnerRetired
Olympic gold medals1
Nations League titles2
Best setter awards2
Olympic medals2
Years with the national team7
AVP titles4
FIVB World Tour medals3
AVP Best Blocker awards1
World Championship appearances3
Seasons on tour13
Dominance w25%7672
Peak w20%8684
Longevity w20%7282
Honours w20%8074
Statistics w15%7882

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GOAT Rank · the data
Poulter78.3
Brunner78.3
The people
Poulter
Brunner

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