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NiKo vs Faker
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Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
0.0
Faker leads on 4 of 5 weighted categories. Five World Championships across twelve competitive years.
1. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
2. Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
Category breakdown
Season form · Trophies per season
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through split year 5 · Trophies per season1. 🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok5 split years played14 trophies
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇦 Nikola "NiKo" Kovač5 split years played10 trophies
-28.6% vs Faker at the same stage
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 split years 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 | NiKoActive · FaZe Clan | FakerActive · T1 (SK Telecom T1) |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 0 | — |
| HLTV top-20 appearances | 9 | — |
| Big event finals | 22 | — |
| Career rating 2.0 | 1.17 | — |
| Big event MVPs | 10 | — |
| Career prize money (M$) | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| World Championships | — | 5 |
| MSI titles | — | 2 |
| Domestic league titles | — | 10 |
| Career KDA | — | 5.1 |
| Pro seasons | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 98 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 99 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 93 |