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Černič vs Rosenthal

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ČerničWinner
86.1

Černič wins: Honours

Rosenthal
86.1

Rosenthal wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Matej Černič
86.1

Černič leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic silver medallist with Italy and a Champions League winner.

1. Matej Černič
86.1
2. Sean Rosenthal
86.1

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. 🇮🇹 Matej Černič5 seasons played · career day 1,826311 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sean Rosenthal5 seasons played · career day 1,825306 titles
-1.6% vs Černič at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Černič0052109238653
🇺🇸 Rosenthal0052109306632

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.

MetricČerničRetiredRosenthalRetired
Olympic medals1
European titles1
World League titles2
CEV Champions League titles2
Italian league titles3
AVP titles27
World Tour titles4
Olympic appearances2
AVP MVP awards1
Career seasons18
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8888

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Černič86.1
Rosenthal86.1
The people
Černič
Rosenthal

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