Who is better, Ball or Grbić?
Lloy Ball leads with a GOAT score of 83.5 against 83.5 for Nikola Grbić — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ball vs Grbić
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Lloy Ball and Nikola Grbić level at 83.5. Lloy Ball leads on Longevity. Nikola Grbić leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
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BallWinner
83.5Ball wins: Longevity
Grbić
83.5Grbić wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lloy Ball
83.5
Ball leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lloy Ball
2. Nikola Grbić
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. 🇺🇸 Lloy Ball5 seasons played · career day 1,825324 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Nikola Grbić5 seasons played · career day 3,28618 titles
-94.4% vs Ball at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ball | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 324 | 670 |
| 🇷🇸 Grbić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BallRetired | GrbićRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 4 | — |
| World League medals | 2 | — |
| Italian league titles | 1 | — |
| Years at the top level | 18 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| European Championship golds | — | 2 |
| World League titles | — | 1 |
| Club league titles | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ball83.5
Grbić83.5
FAQ
Where does Grbić beat Ball?
Grbić scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Ball leads on longevity.
How is the Ball vs Grbić score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ball: 83.5, Grbić: 83.5.
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