Who is better, Bergen or N'Gapeth?
Larisa Bergen leads with a GOAT score of 84.9 against 84.8 for Earvin N'Gapeth — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bergen vs N'Gapeth
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Larisa Bergen above Earvin N'Gapeth: 84.9 vs 84.8. Larisa Bergen leads on Honours, Longevity. Earvin N'Gapeth leads on Dominance.
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BergenWinner
84.9Bergen wins: Longevity, Honours
N'Gapeth
84.8N'Gapeth wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Larisa Bergen
84.9
Bergen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Larisa Bergen
2. Earvin N'Gapeth
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 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇫🇷 Earvin N'Gapeth3 titles
1 season by age 21 · 3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Bergen — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BergenRetired | N'GapethActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | 2 |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| European titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic Games | 2 | — |
| Soviet league titles | 4 | — |
| World Championships | — | 0 |
| VNL / World League titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| MVP awards | — | 4 |
| Seasons at elite level | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bergen84.9
N'Gapeth84.8
FAQ
Where does N'Gapeth beat Bergen?
N'Gapeth scores higher on dominance. Bergen leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Bergen vs N'Gapeth score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bergen: 84.9, N'Gapeth: 84.8.
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