Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 50 | |
| 1975 | 60 | |
| 1976 | 68 | |
| 1977 | 76 | |
| 1978 | 82 | |
| 1979 | 88 | |
| 1980 | 90 | |
| 1981 | 92 | |
| 1982 | 94 | |
| 1983 | 96 | |
| 1984 | 90 | |
| 1985 | 86 | |
| 1986 | 82 | |
| 1987 | 78 | |
| 1988 | 74 | |
| 1989 | 68 | |
| 1990 | 62 | |
| 1991 | 56 | |
| 1992 | 50 | |
| 1993 | 44 | |
| 1994 | 38 |
Data sources
- ITTF
- Olympedia
- World Table Tennis
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Desmond Douglas ranks #97 in Table Tennis
Desmond Douglas ranks #97 in Table Tennis and #3872 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.6/100.
The verified career covers 1974–1994 and 21 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: English national titles 11, European medals 3, Commonwealth Championship golds 5, Career high European ranking 1.
Nearest context: ahead Tiago Apolónia (80.6); behind Chen Zhibin (80.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Desmond Douglas GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Douglas comparisons
Desmond Douglas — frequently asked
- Is Desmond Douglas the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Desmond Douglas ranks #97 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 80.6/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Desmond Douglas's GOAT Score?
- 80.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does Desmond Douglas rank all time?
- #3872 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #97 in Table Tennis.
- Desmond Douglas vs Tiago Apolónia: who ranks higher?
- Desmond Douglas ranks higher at 80.6 versus Tiago Apolónia at 80.6, a margin of 0.0 points.