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Aleksić vs Apalikov

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AleksićWinner
85.4

Aleksić wins: Dominance

Apalikov
85.2

Apalikov wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Maja Aleksić
85.4

Aleksić leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World champion with Serbia in 2022 and a European champion.

1. Maja Aleksić
85.4
2. Nikolay Apalikov
85.2

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. 🇷🇸 Maja Aleksić5 seasons played · career day 1,825313 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Nikolay Apalikov5 seasons played · career day 2,92134 titles
-89.1% vs Aleksić at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇸 Aleksić0052109313658
🇷🇺 Apalikov0000543

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.

MetricAleksićActiveApalikovRetired
World Championship gold medals1
European titles11
Nations League medals1
Serbian league titles3
Olympic appearances1
Olympic golds1
World League titles2
World Cup titles1
Russian league titles4
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8286
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Aleksić85.4
Apalikov85.2
The people
Aleksić
Apalikov

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