Who is better, Diaconu or Persson?
Adina Diaconu leads with a GOAT score of 77.0 against 77.0 for Jörgen Persson — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Diaconu vs Persson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Adina Diaconu and Jörgen Persson level at 77.0. Adina Diaconu leads on Statistics, Peak, Honours. Jörgen Persson leads on Longevity.
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DiaconuWinner
77.0Diaconu wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
Persson
77.0Persson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇴 Adina Diaconu
77.0
Diaconu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Adina Diaconu
2. Jörgen Persson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇷🇴 Adina Diaconu5 seasons played · career day 2,55528 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jörgen Persson5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
-17.9% vs Diaconu at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇴 Diaconu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 43 |
| 🇸🇪 Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DiaconuActive | PerssonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European team golds | 2 | — |
| European medals | 4 | — |
| World junior titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | 7 |
| WTT titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 1 |
| World team titles | — | 4 |
| European Championship titles | — | 3 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Years at top level | — | 29 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 74 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Diaconu77.0
Persson77.0
FAQ
Where does Persson beat Diaconu?
Persson scores higher on longevity. Diaconu leads on peak, honours, statistics.
How is the Diaconu vs Persson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Diaconu: 77.0, Persson: 77.0.
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