Who is better, Hyman or Shirai?
Flo Hyman leads with a GOAT score of 82.4 against 82.4 for Takako Shirai — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hyman vs Shirai
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Flo Hyman and Takako Shirai level at 82.4. Flo Hyman leads on Longevity. Takako Shirai leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HymanWinner
82.4Hyman wins: Longevity
Shirai
82.4Shirai wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Flo Hyman
82.4
Hyman leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Flo Hyman
2. Takako Shirai
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. 🇯🇵 Takako Shirai5 seasons played · career day 1,825396 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Flo Hyman5 seasons played · career day 1,825357 titles
-9.8% vs Shirai at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Hyman | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 357 | 729 |
| 🇯🇵 Shirai | 0 | 0 | 60 | 132 | 396 | 662 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HymanRetired | ShiraiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | 2 |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Best hitter awards | 1 | — |
| NCAA All-American selections | 3 | — |
| Years with the national team | 12 | 8 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hyman82.4
Shirai82.4
FAQ
Where does Shirai beat Hyman?
Shirai scores higher on honours. Hyman leads on longevity.
How is the Hyman vs Shirai score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hyman: 82.4, Shirai: 82.4.
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