Who is better, Rahm or Faulkner?
Max Faulkner leads with a GOAT score of 79.0 against 78.9 for Jon Rahm — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Max Faulkner above Jon Rahm: 79.0 vs 78.9. Max Faulkner leads on Longevity, Peak. Jon Rahm leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Faulkner wins: Peak, Longevity
Rahm wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Faulkner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Rahm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 🇬🇧 Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RahmActive | FaulknerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 2 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | 11 | — |
| DP World Tour wins | 12 | — |
| Weeks at No. 1 | 52 | — |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 4 | 5 |
| Order of Merit titles | 2 | — |
| Open Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Professional wins | — | 16 |
| Spanish Open titles | — | 2 |
| Career span in years | — | 35 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 68 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 80 |
Max Faulkner leads with a GOAT score of 79.0 against 78.9 for Jon Rahm — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Rahm scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Faulkner leads on peak, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Rahm: 78.9, Faulkner: 79.0.
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