Who is better, Li or Ma?
Ma Wenge leads with a GOAT score of 83.8 against 83.7 for Li Jiao — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Li vs Ma
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ma Wenge above Li Jiao: 83.8 vs 83.7. Ma Wenge leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Li Jiao leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MaWinner
83.8Ma wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Li
83.7Li wins: Longevity
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Ma Wenge
83.8
Ma leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ma Wenge
2. Li Jiao
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. 🇨🇳 Ma Wenge5 seasons played · career day 1,826366 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Li Jiao5 seasons played · career day 1,826265 titles
-27.6% vs Ma at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Li | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 204 | 552 |
| 🇨🇳 Ma | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 270 | 638 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LiRetired | MaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship medals | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| World ranking peak | 10 | — |
| Dutch titles | 8 | — |
| European team medals | 4 | — |
| World team titles | — | 2 |
| Asian Championship titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 4 |
| World Cup medals | — | 1 |
| National titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ma83.8
Li83.7
FAQ
Where does Li beat Ma?
Li scores higher on longevity. Ma leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Li vs Ma score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Li: 83.7, Ma: 83.8.
What do you think?
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