Who is better, Kim T. or Lin S.?
Kim Taek-soo leads with a GOAT score of 82.7 against 82.7 for Lin Shidong — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kim T. vs Lin S.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Kim Taek-soo and Lin Shidong level at 82.7. Kim Taek-soo leads on Longevity. Lin Shidong leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Kim T.Winner
82.7Kim T. wins: Longevity
Lin S.
82.7Lin S. wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Kim Taek-soo
82.7
Kim T. leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kim Taek-soo
2. Lin Shidong
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 Taek-soo5 seasons played · career day 1,826369 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Lin Shidong4 seasons played · career day 1,460330 titles
-10.6% vs Kim T. at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 Kim T. | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 277 | 729 |
| 🇨🇳 Lin S. | 0 | 0 | 62 | 142 | 330 | 330 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Kim T.Retired | Lin S.Active |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | 4 | — |
| Asian Games golds | 3 | — |
| Career high world ranking | 2 | — |
| Years at the top level | 17 | — |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 1 |
| WTT Grand Smash titles | — | 3 |
| Weeks at world number one | — | 60 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Seasons on the pro tour | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kim T.82.7
Lin S.82.7
FAQ
Where does Lin S. beat Kim T.?
Lin S. scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Kim T. leads on longevity.
How is the Kim T. vs Lin S. score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kim T.: 82.7, Lin S.: 82.7.
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