Ball vs Anderson
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Ball wins: Longevity
Anderson wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Ball leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Setter of the United States side that won Olympic gold in Beijing 2008.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ball | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 324 | 670 |
| 🇺🇸 Anderson | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 258 | 706 |
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.
| Metric | BallRetired | AndersonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 4 | 4 |
| World League medals | 2 | — |
| Italian league titles | 1 | — |
| Years at the top level | 18 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World Cup MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Nations League medals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 82 |
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