Who is better, Parker or Li?
Ernie Parker leads with a GOAT score of 75.3 against 75.0 for Li Na — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Parker vs Li
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ernie Parker above Li Na: 75.3 vs 75.0. Ernie Parker leads on Statistics, Peak. Li Na leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ParkerWinner
75.3Parker wins: Peak, Statistics
Li
75.0Li wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Ernie Parker
75.3
Parker leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ernie Parker
2. Li Na
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. 🇦🇺 Ernie Parker5 seasons played · career day 2,19119 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Li Na5 seasons played · career day 3,6522 titles
-89.5% vs Parker at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 30 |
| 🇨🇳 Li | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ParkerRetired | LiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 1 | — |
| State championship titles | 6 | — |
| Grand Slam finals | 1 | — |
| Career years | 9 | — |
| Australasian Championships played | 4 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 2 |
| Career singles titles | — | 9 |
| Best world ranking | — | 2 |
| WTA Finals appearances | — | 4 |
| Career match wins | — | 503 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Parker75.3
Li75.0
FAQ
Where does Li beat Parker?
Li scores higher on dominance, honours, longevity. Parker leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Parker vs Li score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Parker: 75.3, Li: 75.0.
What do you think?
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