Who is better, Karlsson or Harimoto?
Peter Karlsson leads with a GOAT score of 70.1 against 62.5 for Tomokazu Harimoto — a gap of 7.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Karlsson vs Harimoto
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Peter Karlsson above Tomokazu Harimoto: 70.1 vs 62.5. Peter Karlsson leads on Longevity, Honours.
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KarlssonWinner
70.1Karlsson wins: Longevity, Honours
Harimoto
62.5Harimoto wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Peter Karlsson
70.1
Karlsson leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Peter Karlsson
2. Tomokazu Harimoto
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. 🇯🇵 Tomokazu Harimoto5 seasons played · career day 2,1919 titles
-55.0% vs Karlsson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 🇯🇵 Harimoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KarlssonRetired | HarimotoActive |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship singles titles | 1 | — |
| World team titles | 2 | — |
| European team titles | 4 | — |
| World Championship medals | 5 | 3 |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| Years at top level | 25 | — |
| World Tour titles | — | 8 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Best world ranking | — | 3 |
| Asian Championship medals | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 62 | 62 |
| Peak w20% | 74 | 74 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 52 |
| Honours w20% | 66 | 58 |
| Statistics w15% | 68 | 68 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Karlsson70.1
Harimoto62.5
FAQ
Where does Harimoto beat Karlsson?
Harimoto does not lead any of the five categories; Karlsson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Karlsson vs Harimoto score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Karlsson: 70.1, Harimoto: 62.5.
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