Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50 | |
| 2011 | 54 | |
| 2012 | 58 | |
| 2013 | 63 | |
| 2014 | 67 | |
| 2015 | 71 | |
| 2016 | 75 | |
| 2017 | 79 | |
| 2018 | 84 | |
| 2019 | 88 | |
| 2020 | 92 | |
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 82 | |
| 2026 | 80 |
Data sources
- ITTF world ranking and results archive
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lily Zhang ranks #48 in Table Tennis
Lily Zhang ranks #48 in Table Tennis and #3648 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.6/100.
The verified career covers 2010–present and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Pan American gold medals 2, Olympic appearances 4, United States titles 5, World Tour medals 2.
Nearest context: ahead Gustavo Tsuboi (83.6); behind Žarko Dolinar (83.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lily Zhang GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Zhang comparisons
Lily Zhang — frequently asked
- Is Lily Zhang the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lily Zhang ranks #48 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 83.6/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Lily Zhang's GOAT Score?
- 83.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Lily Zhang rank all time?
- #3648 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #48 in Table Tennis.
- Lily Zhang vs Gustavo Tsuboi: who ranks higher?
- Lily Zhang ranks higher at 83.6 versus Gustavo Tsuboi at 83.6, a margin of 0.0 points.