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Walther vs Appelgren

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WaltherWinner
74.3

Walther wins: Honours, Statistics

Appelgren
74.2

Appelgren wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Ricardo Walther
74.3

Walther leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European team champion with Germany and a long-serving Bundesliga professional.

1. Ricardo Walther
74.3
2. Mikael Appelgren
74.2

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. 🇩🇪 Ricardo Walther5 seasons played · career day 1,825250 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Mikael Appelgren5 seasons played · career day 2,92126 titles
-89.6% vs Walther at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Walther004288250522
🇸🇪 Appelgren0000931

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.

MetricWaltherActiveAppelgrenRetired
European team titles26
European Games medals1
Career world ranking best35
Bundesliga seasons16
National medals4
European Championship singles titles3
World team titles2
World Cup titles1
World Championship medals8
Years at top level19
Dominance w25%6668
Peak w20%7878
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%7472
Statistics w15%7672

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GOAT Rank · the data
Walther74.3
Appelgren74.2
The people
Walther
Appelgren

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