Who is better, Chen or Ma Lin?
Chen Jing leads with a GOAT score of 87.0 against 86.4 for Ma Lin — a gap of 0.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chen vs Ma Lin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Chen Jing above Ma Lin: 87.0 vs 86.4. Chen Jing leads on Peak, Longevity, Statistics. Ma Lin leads on Dominance.
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ChenWinner
87.0Chen wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Ma Lin
86.4Ma Lin wins: Dominance
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇹🇼 Chen Jing
87.0
Chen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chen Jing
2. Ma Lin
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. 🇨🇳 Ma Lin5 seasons played · career day 2,19016 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇹🇼 Chen Jing5 seasons played · career day 2,19015 titles
-6.2% vs Ma Lin at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇼 Chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 39 |
| 🇨🇳 Ma Lin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 29 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChenRetired | Ma LinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 3 |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| World Cup medals | 2 | — |
| Career highest world ranking | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 4 |
| World Championship team golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic singles titles | — | 1 |
| Career ranking weeks at No. 1 | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Chen87.0
Ma Lin86.4
FAQ
Where does Ma Lin beat Chen?
Ma Lin scores higher on dominance. Chen leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Chen vs Ma Lin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chen: 87.0, Ma Lin: 86.4.
What do you think?
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