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Zhang Jike vs Ogimura

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Zhang JikeWinner
77.0

Zhang Jike wins: Statistics

Ogimura
76.9

Ogimura wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Zhang Jike
77.0

Zhang Jike leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Completed the Grand Slam in 445 days — the fastest ever.

1. Zhang Jike
77.0
2. Ichiro Ogimura
76.9

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. 🇨🇳 Zhang Jike5 seasons played · career day 4,38234 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Ichiro Ogimura5 seasons played · career day 2,92123 titles
-32.4% vs Zhang Jike at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇳 Zhang Jike0000010
🇯🇵 Ogimura0000827

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.

MetricZhang JikeRetiredOgimuraRetired
Olympic golds2
World Championship singles titles22
World Cup titles2
World team titles45
Grand Slams completed1
ITTF Tour titles9
World Championship titles (all)12
Asian titles4
Japanese titles6
Hall of Fame inductions1
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8484
Longevity w20%7070
Honours w20%7980
Statistics w15%7674

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Zhang Jike77.0
Ogimura76.9
The people
Zhang Jike
Ogimura

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