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Rosenthal vs Gardini

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RosenthalWinner
86.1

Rosenthal wins: Longevity, Statistics

Gardini
86.0

Gardini wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sean Rosenthal
86.1

Rosenthal leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time Olympian and one of the most decorated AVP champions.

1. Sean Rosenthal
86.1
2. Andrea Gardini
86.0

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. 🇺🇸 Sean Rosenthal5 seasons played · career day 1,825306 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Andrea Gardini5 seasons played · career day 1,8269 titles
-97.1% vs Rosenthal at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Rosenthal0052109306632
🇮🇹 Gardini0012720

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.

MetricRosenthalRetiredGardiniRetired
AVP titles27
World Tour titles4
Olympic appearances2
AVP MVP awards1
Career seasons18
World Championship golds3
World League titles7
Olympic silver medals1
European titles3
Champions League titles3
Dominance w25%8284
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8884
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rosenthal86.1
Gardini86.0
The people
Rosenthal
Gardini

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