Who is better, Hoad or Rafter?
Lew Hoad leads with a GOAT score of 82.5 against 82.5 for Pat Rafter — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hoad vs Rafter
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Lew Hoad and Pat Rafter level at 82.5. Lew Hoad leads on Dominance, Peak. Pat Rafter leads on Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HoadWinner
82.5Hoad wins: Dominance, Peak
Rafter
82.5Rafter wins: Statistics
Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Lew Hoad
82.5
Hoad leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lew Hoad
2. Pat Rafter
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. 🇦🇺 Lew Hoad5 seasons played · career day 1,825344 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Pat Rafter5 seasons played · career day 2,5567 titles
-98.0% vs Hoad at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Hoad | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 344 | 702 |
| 🇦🇺 Rafter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Hoad82.5
Rafter82.5
FAQ
Where does Rafter beat Hoad?
Rafter scores higher on statistics. Hoad leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Hoad vs Rafter score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hoad: 82.5, Rafter: 82.5.
What do you think?
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