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Nicolai vs Carvalho

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NicolaiWinner
87.4

Nicolai wins: Peak

Carvalho
87.0

Carvalho wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Paolo Nicolai
87.4

Nicolai leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic silver medallist in Rio and a European beach volleyball champion.

1. Paolo Nicolai
87.4
2. Jaqueline Carvalho
87.0

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. 🇮🇹 Paolo Nicolai5 seasons played · career day 1,826325 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Jaqueline Carvalho5 seasons played · career day 2,55525 titles
-92.3% vs Nicolai at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Nicolai0055115250675
🇧🇷 Carvalho00001240

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.

MetricNicolaiActiveCarvalhoRetired
Olympic medals1
European titles2
World Tour titles8
World Championship medals11
Olympic appearances4
Olympic golds2
World Grand Prix titles8
Club world titles2
Pan American golds1
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Nicolai87.4
Carvalho87.0
The people
Nicolai
Carvalho

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