Boll vs Wang
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Wang wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Boll wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Wang leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic mixed doubles and team champion and world No. 1.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Boll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 🇨🇳 Wang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
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.
| Metric | BollRetired | WangActive |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship titles | 20 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| ITTF Tour titles | 20 | — |
| Months at No. 1 | 12 | — |
| German titles | 12 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| World No. 1 ranking | — | 1 |
| World Tour/WTT titles | — | 20 |
| World team titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 74 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 56 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 70 | 86 |
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