Who is better, Kiraly or Walsh Jennings?
Karch Kiraly leads with a GOAT score of 95.4 against 86.4 for Kerri Walsh Jennings — a gap of 9.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kiraly vs Walsh Jennings
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Karch Kiraly above Kerri Walsh Jennings: 95.4 vs 86.4. Karch Kiraly leads on Dominance, Statistics, Longevity.
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KiralyWinner
95.4Kiraly wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Walsh Jennings
86.4Walsh Jennings wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Karch Kiraly
95.4
Kiraly leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Karch Kiraly
2. Kerri Walsh Jennings
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
Through age 24 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Karch Kiraly4 titles
1 season by age 24 · 4 per season
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Walsh Jennings — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | KiralyRetired · AVP beach tour | Walsh JenningsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 3 |
| World Championships | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Beach tour wins | 148 | — |
| MVP awards | 7 | — |
| Seasons at elite level | 26 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| World Championship titles | — | 4 |
| Tournament wins | — | 135 |
| Consecutive Olympic match wins | — | 21 |
| AVP titles | — | 75 |
| Dominance w25% | 97 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kiraly95.4
Walsh Jennings86.4
The people
Kiraly
Walsh Jennings
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Where does Walsh Jennings beat Kiraly?
Walsh Jennings does not lead any of the five categories; Kiraly is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Kiraly vs Walsh Jennings score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kiraly: 95.4, Walsh Jennings: 86.4.
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