Who is better, Pires or Dias?
Sandra Pires leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.6 for Virna Dias — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pires vs Dias
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Sandra Pires and Virna Dias level at 83.6. Sandra Pires leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Virna Dias leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PiresWinner
83.6Pires wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Dias
83.6Dias wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Sandra Pires
83.6
Pires leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sandra Pires
2. Virna Dias
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. 🇧🇷 Sandra Pires5 seasons played · career day 1,825396 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Virna Dias5 seasons played · career day 2,55635 titles
-91.2% vs Pires at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Pires | 0 | 0 | 58 | 128 | 396 | 736 |
| 🇧🇷 Dias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 52 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PiresRetired | DiasRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | 2 |
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| World Tour wins | 30 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| World Grand Prix titles | — | 4 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic Games | — | 3 |
| Seasons played | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Pires83.6
Dias83.6
FAQ
Where does Dias beat Pires?
Dias scores higher on statistics, longevity. Pires leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Pires vs Dias score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pires: 83.6, Dias: 83.6.
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