Who is better, Kreanga or Ma Lin?
Ma Lin leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 85.6 for Kalinikos Kreanga — a gap of 0.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kreanga vs Ma Lin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ma Lin above Kalinikos Kreanga: 86.4 vs 85.6. Ma Lin leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Kalinikos Kreanga leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Ma LinWinner
86.4Ma Lin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Kreanga
85.6Kreanga wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Ma Lin
86.4
Ma Lin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ma Lin
2. Kalinikos Kreanga
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. 🇬🇷 Kalinikos Kreanga5 seasons played · career day 1,825267 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Ma Lin5 seasons played · career day 2,19016 titles
-94.0% vs Kreanga at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇷 Kreanga | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 267 | 555 |
| 🇨🇳 Ma Lin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 29 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KreangaRetired | Ma LinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship medals | 4 | — |
| World ranking peak | 5 | — |
| European Top 12 titles | 1 | — |
| Greek titles | 10 | — |
| Seasons in the world top twenty | 12 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World Cup titles | — | 4 |
| World Championship team golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic singles titles | — | 1 |
| Career ranking weeks at No. 1 | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ma Lin86.4
Kreanga85.6
FAQ
Where does Kreanga beat Ma Lin?
Kreanga scores higher on statistics, longevity. Ma Lin leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Kreanga vs Ma Lin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kreanga: 85.6, Ma Lin: 86.4.
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