Who is better, Foulis or Thompson?
James Foulis leads with a GOAT score of 72.6 against 66.4 for Lexi Thompson — a gap of 6.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Foulis vs Thompson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks James Foulis above Lexi Thompson: 72.6 vs 66.4. James Foulis leads on Peak, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FoulisWinner
72.6Foulis wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Thompson
66.4Thompson wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 James Foulis
72.6
Foulis leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. James Foulis
2. Lexi Thompson
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. 🇺🇸 Lexi Thompson5 seasons played · career day 2,1906 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 James Foulis5 seasons played · career day 1,8253 wins
-50.0% vs Thompson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Foulis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 🇺🇸 Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FoulisRetired | ThompsonActive |
|---|---|---|
| US Open titles | 1 | — |
| US Open top-fives | 4 | — |
| Professional wins | 4 | — |
| Career span in years | 16 | — |
| US Open starts | 10 | — |
| Major titles | — | 1 |
| LPGA Tour wins | — | 11 |
| Solheim Cup appearances | — | 6 |
| Career top-10 finishes | — | 100 |
| Ladies European Tour wins | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 64 | 62 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 74 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 66 | 58 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 70 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Foulis72.6
Thompson66.4
FAQ
Where does Thompson beat Foulis?
Thompson does not lead any of the five categories; Foulis is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Foulis vs Thompson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Foulis: 72.6, Thompson: 66.4.
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