Who is better, Harper or McDowell?
Chandler Harper leads with a GOAT score of 82.9 against 82.8 for Graeme McDowell — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Harper vs McDowell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Chandler Harper above Graeme McDowell: 82.9 vs 82.8. Chandler Harper leads on Longevity, Statistics. Graeme McDowell leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HarperWinner
82.9Harper wins: Longevity, Statistics
McDowell
82.8McDowell wins: Dominance, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Chandler Harper
82.9
Harper leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chandler Harper
2. Graeme McDowell
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. 🇺🇸 Chandler Harper5 seasons played · career day 3,28678 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Graeme McDowell5 seasons played · career day 1,8253 wins
-96.2% vs Harper at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 78 |
| 🇬🇧 McDowell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
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
Harper82.9
McDowell82.8
FAQ
Where does McDowell beat Harper?
McDowell scores higher on dominance, honours. Harper leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Harper vs McDowell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Harper: 82.9, McDowell: 82.8.
What do you think?
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