Who is better, Lloyd or Graham?
Joe Lloyd leads with a GOAT score of 76.9 against 76.8 for Lou Graham — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lloyd vs Graham
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Joe Lloyd above Lou Graham: 76.9 vs 76.8. Joe Lloyd leads on Dominance, Statistics, Honours. Lou Graham leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LloydWinner
76.9Lloyd wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Graham
76.8Graham wins: Longevity
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Joe Lloyd
76.9
Lloyd leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Joe Lloyd
2. Lou Graham
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. 🇬🇧 Joe Lloyd5 seasons played · career day 2,19036 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lou Graham5 seasons played · career day 2,9215 wins
-86.1% vs Lloyd at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 72 |
| 🇺🇸 Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LloydRetired | GrahamRetired |
|---|---|---|
| US Open titles | 1 | — |
| US Open top-ten finishes | 3 | — |
| Career years | 17 | — |
| Winning margin in 1897 (strokes) | 1 | — |
| Club professional posts | 2 | — |
| Major titles | — | 1 |
| PGA Tour wins | — | 6 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | — | 3 |
| PGA Tour top-tens | — | 70 |
| Career span in years | — | 27 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 64 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lloyd76.9
Graham76.8
FAQ
Where does Graham beat Lloyd?
Graham scores higher on longevity. Lloyd leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Lloyd vs Graham score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lloyd: 76.9, Graham: 76.8.
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