Who is better, Byon or Kimura?
Saori Kimura leads with a GOAT score of 80.3 against 80.1 for Byon Kyung-ja — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Byon vs Kimura
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Saori Kimura above Byon Kyung-ja: 80.3 vs 80.1. Saori Kimura leads on Longevity. Byon Kyung-ja leads on Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KimuraWinner
80.3Kimura wins: Longevity
Byon
80.1Byon wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Saori Kimura
80.3
Kimura leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Saori Kimura
2. Byon Kyung-ja
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. 🇰🇷 Byon Kyung-ja5 seasons played · career day 1,826358 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Saori Kimura5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 titles
-1.7% vs Byon at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 Byon | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 267 | 620 |
| 🇯🇵 Kimura | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 352 | 716 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ByonRetired | KimuraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | 1 |
| Asian Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Asian Games medals | 1 | — |
| National team years | 9 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| World Cup medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Years with the national team | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 78 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kimura80.3
Byon80.1
FAQ
Where does Byon beat Kimura?
Byon scores higher on honours, statistics. Kimura leads on longevity.
How is the Byon vs Kimura score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Byon: 80.1, Kimura: 80.3.
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