Who is better, Chen or Jónyer?
István Jónyer leads with a GOAT score of 84.4 against 84.3 for Chen Longcan — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chen vs Jónyer
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks István Jónyer above Chen Longcan: 84.4 vs 84.3. István Jónyer leads on Longevity. Chen Longcan leads on Statistics, Dominance, Honours.
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JónyerWinner
84.4Jónyer wins: Longevity
Chen
84.3Chen wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 István Jónyer
84.4
Jónyer leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. István Jónyer
2. Chen Longcan
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. 🇨🇳 Chen Longcan5 seasons played · career day 1,826368 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇺 István Jónyer5 seasons played · career day 1,825359 titles
-2.4% vs Chen at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Chen | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 271 | 535 |
| 🇭🇺 Jónyer | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 359 | 721 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChenRetired | JónyerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World team titles | 2 | 1 |
| World doubles titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup medals | 1 | — |
| Asian titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 9 |
| European titles | — | 3 |
| Years at the top level | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Jónyer84.4
Chen84.3
FAQ
Where does Chen beat Jónyer?
Chen scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Jónyer leads on longevity.
How is the Chen vs Jónyer score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chen: 84.3, Jónyer: 84.4.
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