Who is better, Araújo or Smith?
Sinjin Smith leads with a GOAT score of 89.1 against 88.7 for Márcio Araújo — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Araújo vs Smith
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sinjin Smith above Márcio Araújo: 89.1 vs 88.7. Sinjin Smith leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics. Márcio Araújo leads on Honours.
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SmithWinner
89.1Smith wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Araújo
88.7Araújo wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sinjin Smith
89.1
Smith leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sinjin Smith
2. Márcio Araújo
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. 🇧🇷 Márcio Araújo5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sinjin Smith5 seasons played · career day 1,82530 titles
-90.5% vs Araújo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Araújo | 0 | 0 | 52 | 110 | 316 | 668 |
| 🇺🇸 Smith | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 66 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AraújoRetired | SmithRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World Tour titles | 21 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | 1 |
| Seasons on tour | 19 | — |
| Career beach titles | — | 139 |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| AVP tour wins | — | 100 |
| Years on tour | — | 20 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Smith89.1
Araújo88.7
FAQ
Where does Araújo beat Smith?
Araújo scores higher on honours. Smith leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Araújo vs Smith score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Araújo: 88.7, Smith: 89.1.
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