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Grbić vs Gardini

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GrbićWinner
86.0

Grbić wins: Peak

Gardini
86.0

Gardini wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Vladimir Grbić
86.0

Grbić leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in Sydney 2000 with Yugoslavia and a European champion.

1. Vladimir Grbić
86.0
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. 🇮🇹 Andrea Gardini5 seasons played · career day 1,8269 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Vladimir Grbić5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 titles
-22.2% vs Gardini at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇸 Grbić0012716
🇮🇹 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.

MetricGrbićRetiredGardiniRetired
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic bronze medals1
European titles13
World League medals4
Champions League titles23
World Championship golds3
World League titles7
Olympic silver medals1
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8484
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Grbić86.0
Gardini86.0
The people
Grbić
Gardini

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