Who is better, Ogimura or Persson?
Jörgen Persson leads with a GOAT score of 77.0 against 76.9 for Ichiro Ogimura — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ogimura vs Persson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jörgen Persson above Ichiro Ogimura: 77.0 vs 76.9. Jörgen Persson leads on Longevity. Ichiro Ogimura leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PerssonWinner
77.0Persson wins: Longevity
Ogimura
76.9Ogimura wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Jörgen Persson
77.0
Persson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jörgen Persson
2. Ichiro Ogimura
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. 🇯🇵 Ichiro Ogimura5 seasons played · career day 2,92123 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jörgen Persson5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
0.0% vs Ogimura at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Ogimura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 |
| 🇸🇪 Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | OgimuraRetired | PerssonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship singles titles | 2 | 1 |
| World Championship titles (all) | 12 | — |
| World team titles | 5 | 4 |
| Asian titles | 4 | — |
| Japanese titles | 6 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| European Championship titles | — | 3 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 7 |
| Years at top level | — | 29 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 74 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Persson77.0
Ogimura76.9
FAQ
Where does Ogimura beat Persson?
Ogimura scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Persson leads on longevity.
How is the Ogimura vs Persson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ogimura: 76.9, Persson: 77.0.
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