Smith vs Zhu
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Smith wins: Longevity
Zhu wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Smith leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. The King of the Beach with 139 career open titles and a world title in 1981.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Smith — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | SmithRetired | ZhuActive |
|---|---|---|
| Career beach titles | 139 | — |
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| AVP tour wins | 100 | — |
| Years on tour | 20 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold | — | 1 |
| World Championship gold | — | 1 |
| MVP awards | — | 9 |
| Champions League titles | — | 3 |
| World Cup golds | — | 2 |
| Seasons at elite level | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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