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Abe vs Persson

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AbeWinner
77.6

Abe wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Persson
77.0

Persson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Tazuko Abe
77.6

Abe leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship doubles medallist during Japan's golden era.

1. Tazuko Abe
77.6
2. Jörgen Persson
77.0

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇯🇵 Tazuko Abe5 seasons played · career day 2,19127 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jörgen Persson5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
-14.8% vs Abe at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇵 Abe00092244
🇸🇪 Persson0000323

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons 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.

MetricAbeRetiredPerssonRetired
World Championship golds1
World Championship medals3
Team world titles1
National titles2
Seasons at international level8
World Championship singles titles1
World team titles4
European Championship titles3
World Cup titles1
Olympic appearances7
Years at top level29
Dominance w25%7470
Peak w20%8680
Longevity w20%6888
Honours w20%8074
Statistics w15%8274

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GOAT Rank · the data
Abe77.6
Persson77.0
The people
Abe
Persson

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