Pires vs Dias
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Pires wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Dias wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Pires leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won the first Olympic beach volleyball gold medal for women in Atlanta 1996.
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| 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 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.
| 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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