Who is better, Gatien or Yoo?
Yoo Nam-kyu leads with a GOAT score of 84.0 against 83.9 for Jean-Philippe Gatien — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Gatien vs Yoo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yoo Nam-kyu above Jean-Philippe Gatien: 84.0 vs 83.9. Yoo Nam-kyu leads on Peak, Honours. Jean-Philippe Gatien leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
YooWinner
84.0Yoo wins: Peak, Honours
Gatien
83.9Gatien wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Yoo Nam-kyu
84.0
Yoo leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yoo Nam-kyu
2. Jean-Philippe Gatien
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. 🇰🇷 Yoo Nam-kyu5 seasons played · career day 1,825396 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Jean-Philippe Gatien5 seasons played · career day 2,92125 titles
-93.7% vs Yoo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Gatien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
| 🇰🇷 Yoo | 0 | 0 | 58 | 128 | 396 | 720 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GatienRetired | YooRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | 3 |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Career-high world ranking | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 4 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 2 |
| Years at the top level | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Yoo84.0
Gatien83.9
FAQ
Where does Gatien beat Yoo?
Gatien scores higher on statistics, longevity. Yoo leads on peak, honours.
How is the Gatien vs Yoo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gatien: 83.9, Yoo: 84.0.
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