Who is better, Cheever or Button?
Eddie Cheever leads with a GOAT score of 76.9 against 76.8 for Jenson Button — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cheever vs Button
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Eddie Cheever above Jenson Button: 76.9 vs 76.8. Eddie Cheever leads on Peak, Longevity, Statistics. Jenson Button leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CheeverWinner
76.9Cheever wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Button
76.8Button wins: Dominance, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever
76.9
Cheever leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Eddie Cheever
2. Jenson Button
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. 🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever5 seasons played · career day 2,55650 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Jenson Button5 seasons played · career day 2,5561 race wins
-98.0% vs Cheever at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cheever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 58 |
| 🇬🇧 Button | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CheeverRetired | ButtonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 500 wins | 1 | — |
| Formula 1 podiums | 9 | — |
| Grand Prix starts | 132 | — |
| Career F1 points | 70 | — |
| Seasons in top-level racing | 20 | — |
| World titles | — | 1 |
| Grand Prix wins | — | 15 |
| Podiums | — | 50 |
| Pole positions | — | 8 |
| Race starts | — | 306 |
| Fastest laps | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 66 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cheever76.9
Button76.8
FAQ
Where does Button beat Cheever?
Button scores higher on dominance, honours. Cheever leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Cheever vs Button score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cheever: 76.9, Button: 76.8.
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