Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 48 | |
| 1987 | 56 | |
| 1988 | 64 | |
| 1989 | 72 | |
| 1990 | 80 | |
| 1991 | 88 | |
| 1992 | 94 | |
| 1993 | 96 | |
| 1994 | 92 | |
| 1995 | 88 | |
| 1996 | 86 | |
| 1997 | 84 | |
| 1998 | 82 | |
| 1999 | 80 | |
| 2000 | 78 | |
| 2001 | 76 | |
| 2002 | 74 | |
| 2003 | 70 | |
| 2004 | 66 | |
| 2005 | 62 | |
| 2006 | 58 | |
| 2007 | 54 | |
| 2008 | 50 | |
| 2009 | 46 | |
| 2010 | 42 | |
| 2011 | 38 | |
| 2012 | 34 | |
| 2013 | 30 | |
| 2014 | 26 |
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 Jean-Michel Saive ranks #20 in Table Tennis
Jean-Michel Saive ranks #20 in Table Tennis and #3543 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.0/100.
The verified career covers 1986–2014 and 29 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Championship medals 1, European titles 2, Weeks at world number one 20, Olympic Games contested 7.
Nearest context: ahead Chen Qi (85.1); behind Zoran Primorac (85.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jean-Michel Saive GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Saive comparisons
Jean-Michel Saive — frequently asked
- Is Jean-Michel Saive the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jean-Michel Saive ranks #20 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 85.0/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Jean-Michel Saive's GOAT Score?
- 85.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Jean-Michel Saive rank all time?
- #3543 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #20 in Table Tennis.
- Jean-Michel Saive vs Chen Qi: who ranks higher?
- Chen Qi ranks higher at 85.1 versus Jean-Michel Saive at 85.0, a margin of 0.1 points.