Who is better, Pottharst or Shirai?
Kerri Pottharst leads with a GOAT score of 82.4 against 82.4 for Takako Shirai — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pottharst vs Shirai
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Kerri Pottharst and Takako Shirai level at 82.4. Kerri Pottharst leads on Longevity. Takako Shirai leads on Honours, Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PottharstWinner
82.4Pottharst wins: Longevity
Shirai
82.4Shirai wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Kerri Pottharst
82.4
Pottharst leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kerri Pottharst
2. Takako Shirai
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. 🇯🇵 Takako Shirai5 seasons played · career day 1,825396 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Kerri Pottharst5 seasons played · career day 1,825357 titles
-9.8% vs Shirai at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Pottharst | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 357 | 715 |
| 🇯🇵 Shirai | 0 | 0 | 60 | 132 | 396 | 662 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PottharstRetired | ShiraiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic medals | 2 | 2 |
| World Tour wins | 8 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Years with the national team | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Pottharst82.4
Shirai82.4
FAQ
Where does Shirai beat Pottharst?
Shirai scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Pottharst leads on longevity.
How is the Pottharst vs Shirai score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pottharst: 82.4, Shirai: 82.4.
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