Who is better, Deng or Jae-hyun?
Deng Yaping leads with a GOAT score of 91.4 against 28.9 for An Jae-hyun — a gap of 62.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Deng vs Jae-hyun
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Deng Yaping above An Jae-hyun: 91.4 vs 28.9. Deng Yaping leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
DengWinner
91.4Deng wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Jae-hyun
28.9Jae-hyun wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Deng Yaping
91.4
Deng leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Jae-hyun — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Deng Yaping
2. An Jae-hyun
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇨🇳 Deng Yaping57 titles
6 seasons by age 21 · 9.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Jae-hyun — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Deng91.4
Jae-hyun28.9
FAQ
Where does Jae-hyun beat Deng?
Jae-hyun does not lead any of the five categories; Deng is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Deng vs Jae-hyun score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Deng: 91.4, Jae-hyun: 28.9.
What do you think?
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