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s1mple vs Faker
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
0.0
Faker leads on 3 of 5 weighted categories. Five World Championships across twelve competitive years.
1. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
2. Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
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. 🇺🇦 Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev5 split years played7 trophies
-50.0% 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 | s1mpleActive · Falcons (stand-in) | FakerActive · T1 (SK Telecom T1) |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 1 | — |
| HLTV Player of the Year | 2 | — |
| HLTV top-20 appearances | 8 | — |
| Career rating 2.0 | 1.24 | — |
| Big event MVPs | 21 | — |
| Career prize money (M$) | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| World Championships | — | 5 |
| MSI titles | — | 2 |
| Domestic league titles | — | 10 |
| Career KDA | — | 5.1 |
| Pro seasons | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 98 |
| Peak w20% | 99 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 99 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 93 |