Who is better, Larson or Kim?
Jordan Larson leads with a GOAT score of 79.4 against 79.3 for Kim Yeon-koung — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Larson vs Kim
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jordan Larson above Kim Yeon-koung: 79.4 vs 79.3. Jordan Larson leads on Honours. Kim Yeon-koung leads on Peak, Statistics.
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LarsonWinner
79.4Larson wins: Honours
Kim
79.3Kim wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jordan Larson
79.4
Larson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jordan Larson
2. Kim Yeon-koung
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. 🇰🇷 Kim Yeon-koung5 seasons played · career day 2,92136 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jordan Larson5 seasons played · career day 3,28633 titles
-8.3% vs Kim at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 🇰🇷 Kim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 44 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LarsonActive | KimActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Nations League titles | 4 | — |
| MVP awards | 4 | — |
| Champions League titles | 2 | 1 |
| Olympic MVP | — | 1 |
| Asian Championship titles | — | 2 |
| Korean league MVP awards | — | 7 |
| Olympic top scorer | — | 2 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Larson79.4
Kim79.3
FAQ
Where does Kim beat Larson?
Kim scores higher on peak, statistics. Larson leads on honours.
How is the Larson vs Kim score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Larson: 79.4, Kim: 79.3.
What do you think?
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