Who is better, Pails or Hawkes?
Dinny Pails leads with a GOAT score of 80.2 against 80.1 for John Hawkes — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pails vs Hawkes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dinny Pails above John Hawkes: 80.2 vs 80.1. Dinny Pails leads on Dominance, Longevity. John Hawkes leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PailsWinner
80.2Pails wins: Dominance, Longevity
Hawkes
80.1Hawkes wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Dinny Pails
80.2
Pails leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dinny Pails
2. John Hawkes
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. 🇦🇺 Dinny Pails5 seasons played · career day 2,19049 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 John Hawkes5 seasons played · career day 2,19022 titles
-55.1% vs Pails at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Pails | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 57 |
| 🇦🇺 Hawkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 37 |
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
Pails80.2
Hawkes80.1
FAQ
Where does Hawkes beat Pails?
Hawkes scores higher on honours. Pails leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Pails vs Hawkes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pails: 80.2, Hawkes: 80.1.
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