GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Harimoto vs Wang M.

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Wang M.Winner
71.8

Wang M. wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Harimoto
62.5

Harimoto wins: no category outright

Candidates
Locked to Table Tennis

Shareable URL · /compare/tomokazu-harimoto-vs-wang-manyu

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Wang Manyu
71.8

Wang M. leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. World champion in 2021 and an Olympic team gold medallist for China.

1. Wang Manyu
71.8
2. Tomokazu Harimoto
62.5

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. 🇨🇳 Wang Manyu5 seasons played · career day 2,55612 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Tomokazu Harimoto5 seasons played · career day 2,1919 titles
-25.0% vs Wang M. at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇵 Harimoto0002714
🇨🇳 Wang M.0000620

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.

MetricHarimotoActiveWang M.Active
World Tour titles810
Olympic medals1
World Championship medals3
Best world ranking31
Asian Championship medals4
World titles1
Olympic golds2
World Cup titles1
Dominance w25%6272
Peak w20%7482
Longevity w20%5258
Honours w20%5872
Statistics w15%6876

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Wang M.71.8
Harimoto62.5
The people
Harimoto
Wang M.

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Harimoto vs Wang M.. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →