Who is better, Sun or Ye?
Ye Shiwen leads with a GOAT score of 81.5 against 81.4 for Sun Yang — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sun vs Ye
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ye Shiwen above Sun Yang: 81.5 vs 81.4. Ye Shiwen leads on Peak, Longevity. Sun Yang leads on Statistics, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
YeWinner
81.5Ye wins: Peak, Longevity
Sun
81.4Sun wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Ye Shiwen
81.5
Ye leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ye Shiwen
2. Sun Yang
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. 🇨🇳 Ye Shiwen5 seasons played · career day 1,825412 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Sun Yang5 seasons played · career day 2,19122 major golds
-94.7% vs Ye at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Sun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 32 |
| 🇨🇳 Ye | 0 | 0 | 70 | 154 | 412 | 700 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SunRetired | YeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World titles | 11 | — |
| Olympic medals | 6 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 16 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World records set | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 6 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ye81.5
Sun81.4
FAQ
Where does Sun beat Ye?
Sun scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Ye leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Sun vs Ye score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sun: 81.4, Ye: 81.5.
What do you think?
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