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Hirano vs Persson

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HiranoWinner
81.4

Hirano wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Persson
77.0

Persson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Miu Hirano
81.4

Hirano leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Asian champion in 2017 after beating three Chinese stars in a row.

1. Miu Hirano
81.4
2. Jörgen Persson
77.0

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. 🇯🇵 Miu Hirano5 seasons played · career day 2,55559 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jörgen Persson5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
-61.0% vs Hirano at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇵 Hirano00004382
🇸🇪 Persson0000323

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.

MetricHiranoActivePerssonRetired
Asian Championship golds1
World Cup titles11
Olympic medals1
World Championship medals3
Career-high world ranking5
World Championship singles titles1
World team titles4
European Championship titles3
Olympic appearances7
Years at top level29
Dominance w25%7870
Peak w20%9080
Longevity w20%7688
Honours w20%8274
Statistics w15%8274

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Hirano81.4
Persson77.0
The people
Hirano
Persson

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