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Wu vs Ishikawa

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WuWinner
82.6

Wu wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Ishikawa
82.6

Ishikawa wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Wu Yang
82.6

Wu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World team champion and a rare top-level chopper on the Chinese team.

1. Wu Yang
82.6
2. Kasumi Ishikawa
82.6

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. 🇨🇳 Wu Yang5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Kasumi Ishikawa5 seasons played · career day 1,826354 titles
-2.5% vs Wu at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇳 Wu0050111363606
🇯🇵 Ishikawa0052114266720

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.

MetricWuRetiredIshikawaRetired
World team titles2
Asian Championship titles2
World Championship medals34
Pro Tour titles4
World ranking peak6
Olympic medals3
Japanese national titles9
Career high world ranking3
Years at the top level16
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%7488
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8480

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Wu82.6
Ishikawa82.6
The people
Wu
Ishikawa

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