Who is better, Yang or Zhuang?
Yang Young-ja leads with a GOAT score of 84.3 against 84.2 for Zhuang Zedong — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Yang vs Zhuang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yang Young-ja above Zhuang Zedong: 84.3 vs 84.2. Yang Young-ja leads on Peak, Honours, Statistics. Zhuang Zedong leads on Dominance.
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YangWinner
84.3Yang wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
Zhuang
84.2Zhuang wins: Dominance
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Yang Young-ja
84.3
Yang leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yang Young-ja
2. Zhuang Zedong
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. 🇰🇷 Yang Young-ja5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Zhuang Zedong5 seasons played · career day 2,5568 titles
-97.8% vs Yang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 Yang | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 368 | 545 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhuang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | YangRetired | ZhuangRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World doubles titles | 1 | — |
| Asian Games titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 4 | 7 |
| National titles | 3 | — |
| World singles titles | — | 3 |
| World team titles | — | 3 |
| Consecutive world finals | — | 3 |
| Chinese national titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Yang84.3
Zhuang84.2
FAQ
Where does Zhuang beat Yang?
Zhuang scores higher on dominance. Yang leads on peak, honours, statistics.
How is the Yang vs Zhuang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Yang: 84.3, Zhuang: 84.2.
What do you think?
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