Who is better, Kiraly or Blangé?
Karch Kiraly leads with a GOAT score of 95.4 against 81.2 for Peter Blangé — a gap of 14.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kiraly vs Blangé
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Karch Kiraly above Peter Blangé: 95.4 vs 81.2. Karch Kiraly leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics.
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KiralyWinner
95.4Kiraly wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Blangé
81.2Blangé 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. Peter Blangé
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 Blangé — 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 | BlangéRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World Championships | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Beach tour wins | 148 | — |
| MVP awards | 7 | — |
| Seasons at elite level | 26 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| World League titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Years with the national team | — | 13 |
| Dominance w25% | 97 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kiraly95.4
Blangé81.2
FAQ
Where does Blangé beat Kiraly?
Blangé does not lead any of the five categories; Kiraly is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Kiraly vs Blangé score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kiraly: 95.4, Blangé: 81.2.
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