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Căta-Chițiga vs Varenhorst

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Căta-ChițigaWinner
82.5

Căta-Chițiga wins: Honours

Varenhorst
82.5

Varenhorst wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇴 Marius Căta-Chițiga
82.5

Căta-Chițiga leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic bronze medallist with Romania in Moscow in 1980.

1. Marius Căta-Chițiga
82.5
2. Christiaan Varenhorst
82.5

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Titles per season
1. 🇷🇴 Marius Căta-Chițiga5 seasons played · career day 1,826340 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Christiaan Varenhorst5 seasons played · career day 1,825338 titles
-0.6% vs Căta-Chițiga at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇴 Căta-Chițiga0052112256672
🇳🇱 Varenhorst0052112338696

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.

MetricCăta-ChițigaRetiredVarenhorstActive
Olympic medals1
European Championship medals12
Romanian league titles6
Olympic appearances22
National team years13
World Championship medals1
World Tour medals8
Seasons on tour14
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Căta-Chițiga82.5
Varenhorst82.5
The people
Căta-Chițiga
Varenhorst

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