Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60 | |
| 1971 | 72 | |
| 1972 | 82 | |
| 1973 | 88 | |
| 1974 | 94 | |
| 1975 | 92 | |
| 1976 | 96 | |
| 1977 | 78 |
Data sources
- FIVB
- Olympedia
- CEV
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Takako Shirai ranks #158 in Volleyball
Takako Shirai ranks 158th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3106th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 70, Honours 86, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Volleyball reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1970–1977 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, world championship titles 1, world cup titles 1, olympic medals 2.
Immediately ahead sits Flo Hyman on 82.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kerri Pottharst on 82.4. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Takako Shirai GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Shirai stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1976. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Shirai comparisons
Takako Shirai — frequently asked
- Is Takako Shirai the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Takako Shirai ranks 158th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 82.4, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
- What is Takako Shirai's GOAT Score?
- 82.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Takako Shirai rank all time?
- 3106th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 158th within Volleyball.
- Takako Shirai vs Flo Hyman: who ranks higher?
- Takako Shirai, on 82.4 against Flo Hyman's 82.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.