Who is better, Rice or Trabert?
Horace Rice leads with a GOAT score of 82.1 against 82.1 for Tony Trabert — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Rice vs Trabert
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Horace Rice and Tony Trabert level at 82.1. Horace Rice leads on Longevity, Statistics. Tony Trabert leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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RiceWinner
82.1Rice wins: Longevity, Statistics
Trabert
82.1Trabert 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. Tony Trabert
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. 🇺🇸 Tony Trabert5 seasons played · career day 1,825338 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Horace Rice5 seasons played · career day 5,47721 titles
-93.8% vs Trabert at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇺🇸 Trabert | 0 | 0 | 48 | 106 | 338 | 680 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RiceRetired | TrabertRetired |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 5 |
| Majors won in 1955 | — | 3 |
| French titles | — | 2 |
| Davis Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Major doubles titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Rice82.1
Trabert82.1
FAQ
Where does Trabert beat Rice?
Trabert scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Rice leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Rice vs Trabert score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Rice: 82.1, Trabert: 82.1.
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