Who is better, Walsh Jennings or Sokolova?
Kerri Walsh Jennings leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.4 for Lioubov Sokolova — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Walsh Jennings vs Sokolova
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GOAT Rank currently scores Kerri Walsh Jennings and Lioubov Sokolova level at 86.4.
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Walsh JenningsWinner
86.4Walsh Jennings wins: no category outright
Sokolova
86.4Sokolova wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kerri Walsh Jennings
86.4
Walsh Jennings leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kerri Walsh Jennings
2. Lioubov Sokolova
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. 🇺🇸 Kerri Walsh Jennings5 seasons played · career day 4,01740 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Lioubov Sokolova5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 titles
-77.5% vs Walsh Jennings at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Walsh Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 🇷🇺 Sokolova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Walsh JenningsRetired | SokolovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| World Championship titles | 4 | — |
| Tournament wins | 135 | — |
| Consecutive Olympic match wins | 21 | — |
| AVP titles | 75 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| European titles | — | 3 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| Champions League titles | — | 4 |
| Grand Prix medals | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Walsh Jennings86.4
Sokolova86.4
The people
Walsh Jennings
Sokolova
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Where does Sokolova beat Walsh Jennings?
Sokolova does not lead any of the five categories; Walsh Jennings is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Walsh Jennings vs Sokolova score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Walsh Jennings: 86.4, Sokolova: 86.4.
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