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Kovač vs Caixeta

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CaixetaWinner
83.2

Caixeta wins: Peak, Statistics

Kovač
83.1

Kovač wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Tandara Caixeta
83.2

Caixeta leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion with Brazil in 2012 and a Grand Prix winner.

1. Tandara Caixeta
83.2
2. Slobodan Kovač
83.1

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. 🇧🇷 Tandara Caixeta5 seasons played · career day 2,19133 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Slobodan Kovač5 seasons played · career day 1,8266 titles
-81.8% vs Caixeta at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇸 Kovač0012415
🇧🇷 Caixeta00042457

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.

MetricKovačRetiredCaixetaActive
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic bronze medals1
European titles1
Italian league titles2
World League medals3
Olympic golds1
World Grand Prix titles4
Brazilian league titles4
Club World Championship titles2
Olympic Games2
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%8280
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Caixeta83.2
Kovač83.1
The people
Kovač
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