Who is better, Ross or Lang?
Lang Ping leads with a GOAT score of 87.7 against 87.6 for April Ross — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ross vs Lang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lang Ping above April Ross: 87.7 vs 87.6. Lang Ping leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. April Ross leads on Longevity.
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LangWinner
87.7Lang wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Ross
87.6Ross wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Lang Ping
87.7
Lang leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lang Ping
2. April Ross
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. 🇨🇳 Lang Ping5 seasons played · career day 2,19023 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 April Ross5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 titles
-52.2% vs Lang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ross | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 🇨🇳 Lang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 38 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RossRetired | LangRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| World Tour titles | 30 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds as player | — | 1 |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic golds as coach | — | 1 |
| MVP awards | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Lang87.7
Ross87.6
FAQ
Where does Ross beat Lang?
Ross scores higher on longevity. Lang leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Ross vs Lang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ross: 87.6, Lang: 87.7.
What do you think?
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