Who is better, Gardiner or Green?
Herb Gardiner leads with a GOAT score of 77.5 against 77.3 for Shorty Green — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Herb Gardiner above Shorty Green: 77.5 vs 77.3. Herb Gardiner leads on Longevity. Shorty Green leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Gardiner wins: Longevity
Green wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Gardiner leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 40 | 83 | 177 | 462 |
| 🇨🇦 Green | 0 | 0 | 60 | 150 | 330 | 330 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Herb Gardiner leads with a GOAT score of 77.5 against 77.3 for Shorty Green — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Green scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Gardiner leads on longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gardiner: 77.5, Green: 77.3.
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