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Jónyer vs Jiang

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JiangWinner
84.5

Jiang wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Jónyer
84.4

Jónyer wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Jiang Jialiang
84.5

Jiang leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World singles champion in 1985 and 1987 at the height of China's dominance.

1. Jiang Jialiang
84.5
2. István Jónyer
84.4

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇨🇳 Jiang Jialiang5 seasons played · career day 1,825422 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇺 István Jónyer5 seasons played · career day 1,825359 titles
-14.9% vs Jiang at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇭🇺 Jónyer0055119359721
🇨🇳 Jiang0064142422720

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricJónyerRetiredJiangRetired
World Championship singles titles12
World team titles13
World Championship medals9
European titles3
Years at the top level159
World Cup medals2
Asian Championship titles2
Dominance w25%8288
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8066
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Jiang84.5
Jónyer84.4
The people
Jónyer
Jiang

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