Who is better, Saive or Li?
Li Jie leads with a GOAT score of 85.2 against 85.0 for Jean-Michel Saive — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Saive vs Li
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Li Jie above Jean-Michel Saive: 85.2 vs 85.0. Li Jie leads on Statistics, Dominance, Honours. Jean-Michel Saive leads on Longevity, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LiWinner
85.2Li wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Saive
85.0Saive wins: Peak, Longevity
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Li Jie
85.2
Li leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Li Jie
2. Jean-Michel Saive
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. 🇳🇱 Li Jie5 seasons played · career day 1,826286 titles
-10.6% vs Saive at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Saive | 0 | 0 | 48 | 104 | 320 | 690 |
| 🇳🇱 Li | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 222 | 580 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SaiveRetired | LiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Weeks at world number one | 20 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 7 | — |
| Years at the top level | 29 | — |
| European Games gold medals | — | 1 |
| European Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 3 |
| Dutch titles | — | 8 |
| World Championship appearances | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Li85.2
Saive85.0
FAQ
Where does Saive beat Li?
Saive scores higher on peak, longevity. Li leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Saive vs Li score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Saive: 85.0, Li: 85.2.
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