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Li vs Kim

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LiWinner
83.7

Li wins: Longevity

Kim
83.6

Kim wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Li Jiao
83.7

Li leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. European Championship medallist and Olympic quarter-finalist for the Netherlands.

1. Li Jiao
83.7
2. Kim Kyung-ah
83.6

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. 🇰🇷 Kim Kyung-ah5 seasons played · career day 1,825275 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Li Jiao5 seasons played · career day 1,826265 titles
-3.6% vs Kim at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇱 Li004594204552
🇰🇷 Kim004595275582

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.

MetricLiRetiredKimRetired
European Championship medals5
Olympic appearances4
World ranking peak105
Dutch titles8
European team medals4
Olympic medals1
Asian Games medals3
World Championship medals3
Pro Tour titles5
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%9088
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%8486

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Li83.7
Kim83.6
The people
Li
Kim

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