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Walsh Jennings vs Ludwig

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LudwigWinner
86.7

Ludwig wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

Walsh Jennings
86.4

Walsh Jennings wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Laura Ludwig
86.7

Ludwig leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic, world and European beach volleyball champion in 2016 and 2017.

1. Laura Ludwig
86.7
2. Kerri Walsh Jennings
86.4

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. 🇺🇸 Kerri Walsh Jennings5 seasons played · career day 4,01740 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Laura Ludwig5 seasons played · career day 3,65230 titles
-25.0% vs Walsh Jennings at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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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.

MetricWalsh JenningsRetiredLudwigActive
Olympic golds31
Olympic medals4
World Championship titles4
Tournament wins135
Consecutive Olympic match wins21
AVP titles75
World Championship golds1
European titles3
World Tour titles15
Olympic Games contested4
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8884
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%8486

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Ludwig86.7
Walsh Jennings86.4
The people
Walsh Jennings
Ludwig

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