Who is better, Burton or Burkemo?
Dick Burton leads with a GOAT score of 82.2 against 82.1 for Walter Burkemo — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Burton vs Burkemo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dick Burton above Walter Burkemo: 82.2 vs 82.1. Dick Burton leads on Longevity. Walter Burkemo leads on Statistics.
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BurtonWinner
82.2Burton wins: Longevity
Burkemo
82.1Burkemo wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Dick Burton
82.2
Burton leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dick Burton
2. Walter Burkemo
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. 🇺🇸 Walter Burkemo5 seasons played · career day 2,55656 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Dick Burton5 seasons played · career day 2,92141 wins
-26.8% vs Burkemo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 44 |
| 🇺🇸 Burkemo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 61 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Burton82.2
Burkemo82.1
FAQ
Where does Burkemo beat Burton?
Burkemo scores higher on statistics. Burton leads on longevity.
How is the Burton vs Burkemo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Burton: 82.2, Burkemo: 82.1.
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