Who is better, Lapointe or Howe?
Guy Lapointe leads with a GOAT score of 88.5 against 88.4 for Mark Howe — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lapointe vs Howe
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Guy Lapointe above Mark Howe: 88.5 vs 88.4. Guy Lapointe leads on Honours. Mark Howe leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LapointeWinner
88.5Lapointe wins: Honours
Howe
88.4Howe wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Guy Lapointe
88.5
Lapointe leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Guy Lapointe
2. Mark Howe
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. 🇨🇦 Guy Lapointe5 seasons played · career day 1,826316 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mark Howe5 seasons played · career day 1,825289 points
-8.5% vs Lapointe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 240 | 674 |
| 🇺🇸 Howe | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 289 | 589 |
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
Lapointe88.5
Howe88.4
FAQ
Where does Howe beat Lapointe?
Howe scores higher on statistics, longevity. Lapointe leads on honours.
How is the Lapointe vs Howe score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lapointe: 88.5, Howe: 88.4.
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