Who is better, Demir or Kimura?
Neslihan Demir leads with a GOAT score of 80.6 against 80.3 for Saori Kimura — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Demir vs Kimura
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Neslihan Demir above Saori Kimura: 80.6 vs 80.3. Neslihan Demir leads on Longevity, Statistics. Saori Kimura leads on Honours.
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DemirWinner
80.6Demir wins: Longevity, Statistics
Kimura
80.3Kimura wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇹🇷 Neslihan Demir
80.6
Demir leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Neslihan Demir
2. Saori Kimura
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. 🇯🇵 Saori Kimura5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇹🇷 Neslihan Demir5 seasons played · career day 1,826342 titles
-2.8% vs Kimura at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇷 Demir | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 258 | 708 |
| 🇯🇵 Kimura | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 352 | 716 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DemirRetired | KimuraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Turkish league titles | 6 | — |
| Grand Prix medals | 1 | — |
| Years with the national team | 15 | 14 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| World Cup medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Demir80.6
Kimura80.3
FAQ
Where does Kimura beat Demir?
Kimura scores higher on honours. Demir leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Demir vs Kimura score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Demir: 80.6, Kimura: 80.3.
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