Who is better, Rice or Brookes?
Horace Rice leads with a GOAT score of 82.1 against 82.1 for Norman Brookes — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Rice vs Brookes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Horace Rice and Norman Brookes level at 82.1. Horace Rice leads on Longevity, Statistics. Norman Brookes leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RiceWinner
82.1Rice wins: Longevity, Statistics
Brookes
82.1Brookes wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Horace Rice
82.1
Rice leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Horace Rice
2. Norman Brookes
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. 🇦🇺 Norman Brookes5 seasons played · career day 1,825356 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Horace Rice5 seasons played · career day 5,47721 titles
-94.1% vs Brookes at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇦🇺 Brookes | 0 | 0 | 48 | 108 | 356 | 696 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RiceRetired | BrookesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 1 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 1 | — |
| Grand Slam finals | 4 | — |
| Career years | 36 | — |
| Age at last Grand Slam final | 48 | — |
| Major singles titles | — | 3 |
| Wimbledon titles | — | 2 |
| Australasian titles | — | 1 |
| Davis Cup titles | — | 4 |
| Major finals | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Rice82.1
Brookes82.1
FAQ
Where does Brookes beat Rice?
Brookes scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Rice leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Rice vs Brookes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Rice: 82.1, Brookes: 82.1.
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