Who is better, Deng or Freudenheim?
Deng Yaping leads with a GOAT score of 91.4 against 18.7 for Eduard Freudenheim — a gap of 72.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Deng vs Freudenheim
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Deng Yaping above Eduard Freudenheim: 91.4 vs 18.7. Deng Yaping leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
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DengWinner
91.4Deng wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Freudenheim
18.7Freudenheim wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Deng Yaping
91.4
Deng leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Freudenheim — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Deng Yaping
2. Eduard Freudenheim
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 Freudenheim — 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.
| Metric | DengRetired | FreudenheimRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| World titles | 18 | — |
| Years at No. 1 | 8 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Singles world titles | 3 | — |
| Seasons at elite level | 10 | — |
| Dominance w25% | 97 | 18.6 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 20.6 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 16.6 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 19.6 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 17.6 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Deng91.4
Freudenheim18.7
FAQ
Where does Freudenheim beat Deng?
Freudenheim does not lead any of the five categories; Deng is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Deng vs Freudenheim score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Deng: 91.4, Freudenheim: 18.7.
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