Who is better, Anderson or Yang J.?
Yang Junxuan leads with a GOAT score of 79.0 against 78.9 for Alyssa Anderson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Anderson vs Yang J.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yang Junxuan above Alyssa Anderson: 79.0 vs 78.9. Yang Junxuan leads on Longevity. Alyssa Anderson leads on Statistics.
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Yang J.Winner
79.0Yang J. wins: Longevity
Anderson
78.9Anderson wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Yang Junxuan
79.0
Yang J. leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yang Junxuan
2. Alyssa Anderson
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. 🇨🇳 Yang Junxuan5 seasons played · career day 1,825396 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Alyssa Anderson5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 major golds
-8.3% vs Yang J. at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Anderson | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 363 | 418 |
| 🇨🇳 Yang J. | 0 | 0 | 58 | 130 | 396 | 650 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AndersonRetired | Yang J.Active |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 2 |
| NCAA titles | 3 | — |
| World University Games titles | 2 | — |
| US national medals | 3 | — |
| Pan Pacific medals | 1 | — |
| World records | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 5 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 68 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Yang J.79.0
Anderson78.9
FAQ
Where does Anderson beat Yang J.?
Anderson scores higher on statistics. Yang J. leads on longevity.
How is the Anderson vs Yang J. score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Anderson: 78.9, Yang J.: 79.0.
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