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Antonov vs Birarelli

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BirarelliWinner
81.9

Birarelli wins: Longevity

Antonov
80.7

Antonov wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Emanuele Birarelli
81.9

Birarelli leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic bronze medallist in 2012 and a World League champion with Italy.

1. Emanuele Birarelli
81.9
2. Oleg Antonov
80.7

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. 🇮🇹 Oleg Antonov5 seasons played · career day 2,19128 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Emanuele Birarelli5 seasons played · career day 2,19127 titles
-3.6% vs Antonov at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Antonov00042151
🇮🇹 Birarelli00041450

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.

MetricAntonovActiveBirarelliRetired
European titles1
Nations League medals2
Italian league titles12
CEV Cup titles1
Seasons played1819
Olympic medals1
World League titles1
Champions League titles1
Dominance w25%7474
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%8288
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Birarelli81.9
Antonov80.7
The people
Antonov
Birarelli

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