Who is better, Cook or Lucarelli?
Natalie Cook leads with a GOAT score of 83.9 against 83.9 for Ricardo Lucarelli — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cook vs Lucarelli
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Natalie Cook and Ricardo Lucarelli level at 83.9. Natalie Cook leads on Longevity. Ricardo Lucarelli leads on Dominance, Statistics, Honours.
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CookWinner
83.9Cook wins: Longevity
Lucarelli
83.9Lucarelli wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Natalie Cook
83.9
Cook leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Natalie Cook
2. Ricardo Lucarelli
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. 🇦🇺 Natalie Cook5 seasons played · career day 1,825346 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Ricardo Lucarelli5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 titles
-97.7% vs Cook at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Cook | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 346 | 704 |
| 🇧🇷 Lucarelli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CookRetired | LucarelliActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 5 | — |
| World Tour wins | 10 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 1 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| World League titles | — | 2 |
| Club World Championship titles | — | 3 |
| Brazil caps | — | 250 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cook83.9
Lucarelli83.9
FAQ
Where does Lucarelli beat Cook?
Lucarelli scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Cook leads on longevity.
How is the Cook vs Lucarelli score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cook: 83.9, Lucarelli: 83.9.
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