Who is better, Havers or Mahaffey?
Arthur Havers leads with a GOAT score of 81.0 against 81.0 for John Mahaffey — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Havers vs Mahaffey
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Arthur Havers and John Mahaffey level at 81.0. Arthur Havers leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. John Mahaffey leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HaversWinner
81.0Havers wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Mahaffey
81.0Mahaffey wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Arthur Havers
81.0
Havers leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Arthur Havers
2. John Mahaffey
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. 🇬🇧 Arthur Havers5 seasons played · career day 2,19127 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 John Mahaffey5 seasons played · career day 2,5562 wins
-92.6% vs Havers at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Havers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 51 |
| 🇺🇸 Mahaffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Havers81.0
Mahaffey81.0
FAQ
Where does Mahaffey beat Havers?
Mahaffey scores higher on longevity. Havers leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Havers vs Mahaffey score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Havers: 81.0, Mahaffey: 81.0.
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