Who is better, Walther or Samsonov?
Vladimir Samsonov leads with a GOAT score of 74.5 against 74.3 for Ricardo Walther — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Walther vs Samsonov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Vladimir Samsonov above Ricardo Walther: 74.5 vs 74.3. Vladimir Samsonov leads on Longevity. Ricardo Walther leads on Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SamsonovWinner
74.5Samsonov wins: Longevity
Walther
74.3Walther wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇾 Vladimir Samsonov
74.5
Samsonov leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Vladimir Samsonov
2. Ricardo Walther
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. 🇩🇪 Ricardo Walther5 seasons played · career day 1,825250 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇾 Vladimir Samsonov5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
-90.8% vs Walther at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Walther | 0 | 0 | 42 | 88 | 250 | 522 |
| 🇧🇾 Samsonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WaltherActive | SamsonovRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European team titles | 2 | — |
| European Games medals | 1 | — |
| Career world ranking best | 35 | — |
| Bundesliga seasons | 16 | — |
| National medals | 4 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 3 |
| European Championship singles titles | — | 3 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 6 |
| Best world ranking | — | 1 |
| Years at top level | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 72 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Samsonov74.5
Walther74.3
FAQ
Where does Walther beat Samsonov?
Walther scores higher on honours, statistics. Samsonov leads on longevity.
How is the Walther vs Samsonov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Walther: 74.3, Samsonov: 74.5.
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