Who is better, Faker or Pawn?
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads with a GOAT score of 97.5 against 81.4 for Heo "Pawn" Won-seok — a gap of 16.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok above Heo "Pawn" Won-seok: 97.5 vs 81.4. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Faker wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Pawn wins: no category outright
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Faker leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Pawn — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | FakerActive · T1 (SK Telecom T1) | PawnRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 5 | — |
| MSI titles | 2 | — |
| Domestic league titles | 10 | — |
| Career KDA | 5.1 | — |
| Pro seasons | 12 | — |
| Career prize money (M$) | 1.6 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| LPL titles | — | 2 |
| Mid-Season Invitational finals | — | 1 |
| World Championship appearances | — | 4 |
| Professional seasons | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 82 |
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads with a GOAT score of 97.5 against 81.4 for Heo "Pawn" Won-seok — a gap of 16.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Pawn does not lead any of the five categories; Faker is ahead or level on all of them.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Faker: 97.5, Pawn: 81.4.
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