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Kalinić vs Lindh

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LindhWinner
79.8

Lindh wins: Peak, Honours

Kalinić
79.7

Kalinić wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Erik Lindh
79.8

Lindh leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic singles bronze medallist in 1988 and a world team champion with Sweden.

1. Erik Lindh
79.8
2. Zoran Kalinić
79.7

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. 🇸🇪 Erik Lindh5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Zoran Kalinić5 seasons played · career day 1,825268 titles
-23.9% vs Lindh at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇸 Kalinić004696268552
🇸🇪 Lindh0052114352716

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.

MetricKalinićRetiredLindhRetired
World Championship medals2
European Championship medals3
Olympic appearances2
Career world ranking best5
National titles8
Olympic medals1
World team titles3
European team titles4
Swedish national titles3
Years at the top level15
Dominance w25%7474
Peak w20%8486
Longevity w20%8480
Honours w20%7882
Statistics w15%8078

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lindh79.8
Kalinić79.7
The people
Kalinić
Lindh

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