Who is better, Saive or Mizutani?
Jean-Michel Saive leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 84.9 for Jun Mizutani — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Saive vs Mizutani
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jean-Michel Saive above Jun Mizutani: 85.0 vs 84.9. Jean-Michel Saive leads on Longevity. Jun Mizutani leads on Statistics, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SaiveWinner
85.0Saive wins: Longevity
Mizutani
84.9Mizutani wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇪 Jean-Michel Saive
85.0
Saive leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jean-Michel Saive
2. Jun Mizutani
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. 🇧🇪 Jean-Michel Saive5 seasons played · career day 1,825320 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Jun Mizutani5 seasons played · career day 3,28665 titles
-79.7% vs Saive at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Saive | 0 | 0 | 48 | 104 | 320 | 690 |
| 🇯🇵 Mizutani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 65 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SaiveRetired | MizutaniRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Weeks at world number one | 20 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 7 | — |
| Years at the top level | 29 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| Japan national titles | — | 10 |
| World Tour titles | — | 8 |
| Career-high world ranking | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Saive85.0
Mizutani84.9
FAQ
Where does Mizutani beat Saive?
Mizutani scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Saive leads on longevity.
How is the Saive vs Mizutani score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Saive: 85.0, Mizutani: 84.9.
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