Who is better, Liu Guoliang or Baum?
Patrick Baum leads with a GOAT score of 75.4 against 74.8 for Liu Guoliang — a gap of 0.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Liu Guoliang vs Baum
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Patrick Baum above Liu Guoliang: 75.4 vs 74.8. Patrick Baum leads on Longevity, Statistics. Liu Guoliang leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BaumWinner
75.4Baum wins: Longevity, Statistics
Liu Guoliang
74.8Liu Guoliang wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Patrick Baum
75.4
Baum leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Patrick Baum
2. Liu Guoliang
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. 🇩🇪 Patrick Baum5 seasons played · career day 1,825256 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Liu Guoliang5 seasons played · career day 2,92122 titles
-91.4% vs Baum at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Liu Guoliang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| 🇩🇪 Baum | 0 | 0 | 42 | 89 | 256 | 542 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Liu GuoliangRetired | BaumRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship titles | 3 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Grand Slams completed | 1 | — |
| World team titles | 2 | — |
| Asian Championship titles | 4 | — |
| European team titles | — | 2 |
| World Championship team medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 1 |
| Career world ranking best | — | 22 |
| Bundesliga seasons | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 79 |
| Longevity w20% | 68 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Baum75.4
Liu Guoliang74.8
FAQ
Where does Liu Guoliang beat Baum?
Liu Guoliang scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Baum leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Liu Guoliang vs Baum score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Liu Guoliang: 74.8, Baum: 75.4.
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