RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ

RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 28 at the Bordertown BBQ Brawl (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #597 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#597

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1659

peak 1685 · rated over 47 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 12, 2014

latest Aug 2, 2019 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#179

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

49% of 47 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2400 / 720

Master · Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.75

last 5 Master vs avg 665.74 (+0.01)

Walk rate

87%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · All American BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±15.34

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.63)

Road miles

8,735

across 47 mapped stops · furthest 411 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$32K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.74 / 720

47 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Among the elite

#597 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1659 puts them #597 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

rating 1659
peak 1685
47 rated contests

They almost always walk

87% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 41 of 47 contests

A top-10 category call in 87% of their 47 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.2400 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2400 at Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 14, 2016

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has finished one call ahead of RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 25%.

10 contests
7 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 25%

A tough matchup

27–5 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 84% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 27 of their 32 shared contests.

A strong matchup

16–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

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Brisket nemesis

21 of 32 shared brisket entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 66% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 21 of 32 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

FIREHOUSE SMOKE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A July team

Top 29% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 29% across 8 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

8 July contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,735 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,735 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 411 miles to Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off.

47 mapped stops
furthest 411 mi

The metronome

±2.13% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.13% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
47 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jim Beam BBQ Classic every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 14th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#596 (546 pts)	#809 (406 pts)	#697 (486 pts)	#646 (516 pts)	#617 (546 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#605 (561 pts)	#668 (546 pts)	#724 (496 pts)	#730 (491 pts)	#395 (896 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#179 (1,586 pts)	#219 (1,336 pts)	#297 (1,156 pts)	#141 (1,626 pts)	#160 (1,561 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#401 (976 pts)	#382 (1,011 pts)	#292 (1,196 pts)	#310 (1,156 pts)	#441 (911 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#248 (1,324 pts)	#251 (1,274 pts)	#256 (1,262 pts)	#286 (1,144 pts)	#155 (1,689 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#598 of the rated field

1659 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1659

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 48 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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MRC_Barbecue

#596 of the rated field

1659 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1680

Careers of much the same size, 52 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS

#601 of the rated field

1659 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1712

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 57 contests, alongside a 51% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 56 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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Smokin it Up BBQ

#595 of the rated field

1659 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1670

Level with RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 73 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2020

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KNIFE PORK AND SPOON

#600 of the rated field

1659 power rating

Contests: 88
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1702

They've been 1702 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 88 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2022

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Big James Kitchen

#599 of the rated field

1659 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1660

They turned up 9 years after RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	33	6	27	18%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	32	5	27	16%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	30	10	20	33%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	28	8	20	29%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	27	13	14	48%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	23	6	17	26%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
BO B Q BBQ	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
40 CALIBER BBQ	20	14	6	70%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	20	14	6	70%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKERS MI	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
BAD WOLF BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	19	0	1	177.7028	150.2284	166.52	top 46%
Pork Ribs	47	14	1	4	176.0116	151.3484	165.63	top 45%
Pork	47	21	1	4	178.8572	150.2056	166.60	top 41%
Brisket	47	24	3	6	176	151.4056	166.98	top 35%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	36	top 35%
Large (40+)	10	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MI	29	top 37%
KY	8	top 40%
OH	5	top 26%
IN	4	top 46%
WI	1	top 57%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	4	14	top 46%	Oct 5, 2018
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	3	13	top 40%	Oct 19, 2018
Bordertown BBQ Brawl	2	2	top 33%	Jul 19, 2019
Rockin BBQ	2	4	top 38%	May 10, 2019
The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	5	top 48%	Sep 21, 2018
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	4	top 29%	Jul 13, 2018
All American BBQ Throwdown	2	3	top 36%	Aug 4, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	7	top 30%	Sep 2, 2016
Blues.Brews & Barbecue	2	16	top 60%	Jul 29, 2016
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	8	top 21%	Sep 11, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 11 contests

Contests a season 7.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 29 of 47 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 34 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 458 finished ahead 973 times, behind 537

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20192 milestones

Jul 19 First Reserve Championship Bordertown BBQ Brawl
Aug 2 Most recent contest Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown

20181 milestone

Jun 22 Peak power rating (1685) 10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off

20173 milestones

Jun 23 25th tracked contest 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Aug 4 First overall podium All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 4 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 All American BBQ Throwdown

20161 milestone

Oct 14 Career-best overall score694.2400 Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff

20152 milestones

May 8 First category win (Brisket) Rockin' BBQ for Riley
Sep 11 10th tracked contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

20144 milestones

Sep 12 First tracked contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 12 First call Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 12 First overall top-10 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7772 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff	Oct 14, 2016
+12.5	Bordertown BBQ Brawl	Jul 19, 2019
+11.7	WBA Pork In The Park	May 15, 2015
+11.7	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 12, 2014
+11	Rockin BBQ	May 11, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 5, 2018
-9.7	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	Aug 21, 2015
-9.3	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 21, 2018
-8.3	11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off	Jun 21, 2019
-7.4	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition	Apr 22, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	5	3	1	100%	top 36%	94.8%	92.5%
2018	9	3	0	67%	top 43%	94.2%	92.6%
2017	10	7	1	80%	top 25%	95.6%	93.4%
2016	11	4	1	91%	top 46%	96.4%	91.9%
2015	11	5	2	100%	top 37%	94.3%	91.9%
2014	1	1	0	100%	top 19%	94.3%	94.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 2, 2019	Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	8 / 40 (673.7144)	18 (166.8228)	13 (167.4516)	22 (164)	1 (175.4400)
Jul 19, 2019	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	2 / 28 (682.8344)	13 (166.2744)	2 (173.7028)	15 (167.9772)	4 (174.8800)
Jul 12, 2019	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	8 / 33 (679.3372)	17 (167.9656)	13 (169.1316)	12 (170.2628)	5 (171.9772)
Jun 21, 2019	11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Auburn Hills, MI	20 / 30 (639.2912)	10 (168.5256)	26 (159.9772)	20 (158.2400)	22 (152.5484)
May 10, 2019	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	27 / 42 (653.5656)	24 (165.6800)	39 (151.3484)	4 (171.9772)	19 (164.5600)
Oct 19, 2018	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	13 / 29 (673.5772)	8 (173.1200)	24 (162.2516)	15 (168.5256)	12 (169.6800)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	35 / 42 (655.2456)	36 (161.6456)	31 (161.6916)	24 (164.5256)	20 (167.3828)
Sep 21, 2018	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	21 / 28 (647.3368)	23 (161.7140)	25 (159.9428)	17 (163.4172)	14 (162.2628)
Aug 17, 2018	Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI	14 / 24 (664.4916)	24 (156.5372)	12 (166.2860)	13 (169.1200)	4 (172.5484)
Aug 3, 2018	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	13 / 39 (666.1828)	14 (170.2628)	11 (168.5716)	32 (151.3484)	2 (176)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	19 / 40 (664.3764)	16 (168.5256)	21 (163.3712)	27 (161.6684)	12 (170.8112)
Jun 22, 2018	10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	4 / 30 (670.8912)	8 (169.1084)	2 (170.9028)	5 (169.1772)	15 (161.7028)
May 18, 2018	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH	8 / 32 (678.1944)	4 (171.9772)	12 (169.6916)	15 (166.8344)	11 (169.6912)
May 11, 2018	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	4 / 37 (678.1944)	18 (166.8228)	7 (170.8344)	13 (167.4172)	4 (173.1200)
Oct 20, 2017	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off Munfordville, KY	13 / 36 (675.3372)	18 (169.6684)	23 (163.4172)	7 (171.4172)	4 (170.8344)
Oct 13, 2017	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	5 / 32 (672.0340)	6 (168.6056)	13 (163.4628)	5 (170.8228)	6 (169.1428)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	14 / 44 (681.6456)	11 (174.2628)	24 (166.8228)	25 (168.5600)	13 (172)
Sep 22, 2017	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	5 / 24 (688.5832)	6 (172.5716)	7 (175.4172)	7 (171.4400)	13 (169.1544)
Sep 1, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	10 / 27 (669.5884)	14 (163.9428)	12 (163.3828)	6 (169.1200)	3 (173.1428)
Aug 4, 2017	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	3 / 29 (682.2056)	9 (165.7028)	3 (172.5600)	1 (178.8572)	10 (165.0856)
Jul 21, 2017	BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	12 / 37 (657.0172)	11 (167.9656)	28 (155.3832)	8 (167.4056)	7 (166.2628)
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	4 / 41 (682.1828)	9 (171.4056)	17 (167.9888)	6 (171.9656)	7 (170.8228)
Jun 23, 2017	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	9 / 32 (655.3144)	18 (164.5372)	12 (163.4056)	13 (162.2516)	12 (165.1200)
May 19, 2017	BBQ Throw Down Wyandotte, MI	6 / 22 (661.0856)	6 (163.4516)	10 (163.3828)	5 (169.1656)	8 (165.0856)
Oct 14, 2016	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY	4 / 34 (694.2400)	10 (173.1200)	15 (169.6800)	3 (177.7028)	5 (173.7372)
Sep 30, 2016	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	14 / 43 (681.0400)	23 (169.6800)	20 (169.1316)	2 (177.1428)	28 (165.0856)
Sep 16, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	17 / 30 (679.9084)	10 (174.2628)	11 (170.8572)	16 (170.8572)	24 (163.9312)
Sep 2, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	7 / 30 (677.6456)	4 (177.1544)	8 (170.2628)	16 (162.8228)	9 (167.4056)
Aug 26, 2016	Ribstock Marne, MI	10 / 32 (658.7316)	27 (154.2172)	1 (176.0116)	6 (168.5600)	16 (159.9428)
Aug 5, 2016	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	10 / 16 (654.7656)	13 (162.2400)	5 (166.8456)	10 (164.5600)	12 (161.1200)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	16 / 39 (654.8000)	8 (169.7028)	15 (163.9772)	10 (166.8800)	26 (154.2400)
Jun 24, 2016	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	16 / 30 (645.0168)	20 (157.6456)	14 (162.2628)	2 (172)	22 (153.1084)
Jun 10, 2016	ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival Clio, MI	11 / 20 (643.8968)	13 (161.6800)	15 (156.5600)	6 (165.1084)	12 (160.5484)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	17 / 28 (638.6856)	12 (162.2400)	22 (153.6684)	24 (151.3600)	4 (171.4172)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	36 / 49 (648.3196)	33 (163.9428)	19 (166.2400)	41 (157.0628)	30 (161.0740)
Oct 16, 2015	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	13 / 34 (671.8744)	32 (155.3600)	4 (173.7144)	5 (174.2628)	14 (168.5372)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	17 / 45 (678.7772)	24 (169.1200)	31 (163.3944)	11 (170.8228)	3 (175.4400)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	8 / 34 (673.6344)	10 (170.8228)	14 (166.2400)	12 (169.7028)	8 (166.8688)
Aug 28, 2015	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI	13 / 32 (642.7776)	7 (166.8344)	18 (156.5260)	21 (157.6800)	11 (161.7372)
Aug 21, 2015	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	26 / 33 (619.2452)	32 (150.2284)	9 (167.4056)	29 (150.2056)	27 (151.4056)
Jul 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI	12 / 28 (665.6116)	7 (170.8344)	16 (162.8000)	13 (165.1316)	10 (166.8456)
Jul 10, 2015	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	10 / 39 (678.2632)	7 (173.7028)	10 (170.2860)	9 (172.5600)	25 (161.7144)
Jun 26, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	11 / 30 (651.8624)	9 (166.8228)	16 (158.8228)	24 (154.8112)	5 (171.4056)
Jun 19, 2015	7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	10 / 32 (664.9940)	23 (159.9312)	12 (169.1200)	24 (159.9428)	1 (176)
May 15, 2015	WBA Pork In The Park Wyandotte, MI	4 / 22 (671.8856)	2 (177.7028)	7 (166.8344)	8 (166.2628)	9 (161.0856)
May 8, 2015	Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN	10 / 27 (662.7540)	20 (158.7884)	16 (164)	14 (165.7028)	1 (174.2628)
Sep 12, 2014	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	8 / 43 (678.7772)	22 (163.3944)	9 (169.7144)	5 (173.7028)	6 (171.9656)

RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Among the elite

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)