Who is better, Phipps or Kimura?
Keba Phipps leads with a GOAT score of 80.4 against 80.3 for Saori Kimura — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Phipps vs Kimura
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Keba Phipps above Saori Kimura: 80.4 vs 80.3. Keba Phipps leads on Statistics. Saori Kimura leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PhippsWinner
80.4Phipps wins: Statistics
Kimura
80.3Kimura wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Keba Phipps
80.4
Phipps leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Keba Phipps
2. Saori Kimura
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. 🇯🇵 Saori Kimura5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Keba Phipps5 seasons played · career day 1,826330 titles
-6.2% vs Kimura at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Phipps | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 248 | 652 |
| 🇯🇵 Kimura | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 352 | 716 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PhippsRetired | KimuraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 1 | — |
| Italian league titles | 2 | — |
| NORCECA medals | 2 | — |
| National team years | 8 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| World Cup medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Years with the national team | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Phipps80.4
Kimura80.3
FAQ
Where does Kimura beat Phipps?
Kimura scores higher on honours, longevity. Phipps leads on statistics.
How is the Phipps vs Kimura score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Phipps: 80.4, Kimura: 80.3.
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