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Persson vs Hirano

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HiranoWinner
81.4

Hirano wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Persson
77.0

Persson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Miu Hirano
81.4

Hirano leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Asian champion in 2017 after beating three Chinese stars in a row.

1. Miu Hirano
81.4
2. Jörgen Persson
77.0

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. 🇯🇵 Miu Hirano5 seasons played · career day 2,55559 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jörgen Persson5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
-61.0% vs Hirano at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Persson0000323
🇯🇵 Hirano00004382

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.

MetricPerssonRetiredHiranoActive
World Championship singles titles1
World team titles4
European Championship titles3
World Cup titles11
Olympic appearances7
Years at top level29
Asian Championship golds1
Olympic medals1
World Championship medals3
Career-high world ranking5
Dominance w25%7078
Peak w20%8090
Longevity w20%8876
Honours w20%7482
Statistics w15%7482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hirano81.4
Persson77.0
The people
Persson
Hirano

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