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Zhang vs Dolinar

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ZhangWinner
83.6

Zhang wins: Longevity, Statistics

Dolinar
83.4

Dolinar wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lily Zhang
83.6

Zhang leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Pan American champion and a four-time Olympian for the United States.

1. Lily Zhang
83.6
2. Žarko Dolinar
83.4

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. 🇭🇷 Žarko Dolinar5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lily Zhang5 seasons played · career day 1,825292 titles
-5.2% vs Dolinar at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Zhang0050104292601
🇭🇷 Dolinar004598308647

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.

MetricZhangActiveDolinarRetired
Pan American gold medals2
Olympic appearances4
United States titles5
World Tour medals2
World Championship appearances7
World doubles titles1
World Championship medals5
National titles6
World team medals3
Seasons at the top8
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%8680
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8684

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Zhang83.6
Dolinar83.4
The people
Zhang
Dolinar

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