Who is better, sh1ro or Faker?
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads with a GOAT score of 97.5 against 88.5 for Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov — a gap of 9.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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sh1ro vs Faker
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok above Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov: 97.5 vs 88.5. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance. Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov leads on Statistics.
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FakerWinner
97.5Faker wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours
sh1ro
88.5sh1ro wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
97.5
Faker leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
2. Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov
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. 🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok14 trophies
5 seasons by age 21 · 2.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for sh1ro — 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 | sh1roActive | FakerActive · T1 (SK Telecom T1) |
|---|---|---|
| Majors won | 1 | — |
| Big tournament titles | 12 | — |
| HLTV top-20 placements | 4 | — |
| Seasons played | 8 | — |
| Best yearly rating | 1 | — |
| World Championships | — | 5 |
| MSI titles | — | 2 |
| Domestic league titles | — | 10 |
| Career KDA | — | 5.1 |
| Pro seasons | — | 12 |
| Career prize money (M$) | — | 1.6 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 98 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 99 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 93 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Faker97.5
sh1ro88.5
FAQ
Where does sh1ro beat Faker?
sh1ro scores higher on statistics. Faker leads on peak, dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the sh1ro vs Faker score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. sh1ro: 88.5, Faker: 97.5.
What do you think?
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