Who is better, Tsuboi or Kim?
Gustavo Tsuboi leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.6 for Kim Kyung-ah — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Tsuboi vs Kim
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Gustavo Tsuboi and Kim Kyung-ah level at 83.6. Gustavo Tsuboi leads on Honours. Kim Kyung-ah leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TsuboiWinner
83.6Tsuboi wins: Honours
Kim
83.6Kim wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Gustavo Tsuboi
83.6
Tsuboi leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gustavo Tsuboi
2. Kim Kyung-ah
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. 🇧🇷 Gustavo Tsuboi5 seasons played · career day 1,825284 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇷 Kim Kyung-ah5 seasons played · career day 1,825275 titles
-3.2% vs Tsuboi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Tsuboi | 0 | 0 | 50 | 103 | 284 | 573 |
| 🇰🇷 Kim | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 582 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TsuboiActive | KimRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American gold medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| Latin American titles | 4 | — |
| Brazilian titles | 5 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 8 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Asian Games medals | — | 3 |
| World Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Pro Tour titles | — | 5 |
| World ranking peak | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Tsuboi83.6
Kim83.6
FAQ
Where does Kim beat Tsuboi?
Kim scores higher on peak. Tsuboi leads on honours.
How is the Tsuboi vs Kim score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Tsuboi: 83.6, Kim: 83.6.
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