Li vs Saive
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Li wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Saive wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Li leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European Games champion and a long-serving Dutch number one.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Li | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 222 | 580 |
| 🇧🇪 Saive | 0 | 0 | 48 | 104 | 320 | 690 |
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.
| Metric | LiRetired | SaiveRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Games gold medals | 1 | — |
| European Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 3 | — |
| Dutch titles | 8 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 8 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| European titles | — | 2 |
| Weeks at world number one | — | 20 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 7 |
| Years at the top level | — | 29 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 82 |
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