Who is better, Ito or Karlsson?
Peter Karlsson leads with a GOAT score of 70.1 against 67.3 for Mima Ito — a gap of 2.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ito vs Karlsson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Peter Karlsson above Mima Ito: 70.1 vs 67.3. Peter Karlsson leads on Longevity. Mima Ito leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
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KarlssonWinner
70.1Karlsson wins: Longevity
Ito
67.3Ito wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Peter Karlsson
70.1
Karlsson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Peter Karlsson
2. Mima Ito
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. 🇸🇪 Peter Karlsson5 seasons played · career day 3,28720 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Mima Ito5 seasons played · career day 2,19014 titles
-30.0% vs Karlsson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Ito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 🇸🇪 Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ItoActive | KarlssonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| World Tour titles | 8 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | 5 |
| Best world ranking | 2 | — |
| European Championship singles titles | — | 1 |
| World team titles | — | 2 |
| European team titles | — | 4 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 4 |
| Years at top level | — | 25 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 62 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Longevity w20% | 56 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 66 | 66 |
| Statistics w15% | 72 | 68 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Karlsson70.1
Ito67.3
FAQ
Where does Ito beat Karlsson?
Ito scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Karlsson leads on longevity.
How is the Ito vs Karlsson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ito: 67.3, Karlsson: 70.1.
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