Who is better, Sinclair or Fawcett?
Christine Sinclair leads with a GOAT score of 89.7 against 89.6 for Joy Fawcett — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sinclair vs Fawcett
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Christine Sinclair above Joy Fawcett: 89.7 vs 89.6. Christine Sinclair leads on Statistics, Longevity, Dominance. Joy Fawcett leads on Honours, Peak.
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SinclairWinner
89.7Sinclair wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Fawcett
89.6Fawcett wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Christine Sinclair
89.7
Sinclair leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Christine Sinclair
2. Joy Fawcett
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. 🇺🇸 Joy Fawcett5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Christine Sinclair5 seasons played · career day 1,82642 goals
-86.1% vs Fawcett at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 89 |
| 🇺🇸 Fawcett | 0 | 0 | 52 | 108 | 303 | 623 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SinclairRetired | FawcettRetired |
|---|---|---|
| International goals | 190 | — |
| Canada caps | 331 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 2 |
| Olympic bronze medals | 2 | — |
| Canadian Player of the Year awards | 14 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| United States caps | — | 241 |
| Consecutive matches played | — | 158 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sinclair89.7
Fawcett89.6
FAQ
Where does Fawcett beat Sinclair?
Fawcett scores higher on peak, honours. Sinclair leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Sinclair vs Fawcett score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sinclair: 89.7, Fawcett: 89.6.
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