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Deng vs Farkas

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Deng Yaping above József Farkas: 91.4 vs 31.9. Deng Yaping leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.

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DengWinner
91.4

Deng wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Farkas
31.9

Farkas wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Deng Yaping
91.4

Deng leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.

Farkas — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Deng Yaping
91.4
2. József Farkas
Pending verification

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 Farkas — 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.

MetricDengRetiredFarkasRetired
Olympic golds4—
World titles18—
Years at No. 18—
World Cup titles2—
Singles world titles3—
Seasons at elite level10—
Dominance w25%9731.8
Peak w20%9733.8
Longevity w20%7429.8
Honours w20%9432.8
Statistics w15%9430.8

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Deng91.4
Farkas31.9
The people
Deng
Farkas

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FAQ

Who is better, Deng or Farkas?

Deng Yaping leads with a GOAT score of 91.4 against 31.9 for József Farkas — a gap of 59.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Farkas beat Deng?

Farkas does not lead any of the five categories; Deng is ahead or level on all of them.

How is the Deng vs Farkas score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Deng: 91.4, Farkas: 31.9.

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