American Barbecue Company

American Barbecue Company is a competition barbecue team with 48 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 33 at the Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2026). They are ranked #1777 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,777

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1568 · rated over 26 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2024

latest Sep 19, 2026 · 2.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#218

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 48 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

697.6572 / 720

Master · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

672.62 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 675.22 (-2.61)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Mass in May (Day 2)

Consistency

±11.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.96)

Road miles

1,627

across 48 mapped stops · furthest 134 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$128K

listed at 45 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

675.22 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 43 of 48 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 48 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.6572 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.6572 at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 13, 2025

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Let It Smoke Barbecue has finished one call ahead of American Barbecue Company 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2025 their best year

2025 was the year it came together: 18 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 38%.

18 contests
5 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 38%

A tough matchup

25–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 25 of their 25 shared contests.

A strong matchup

20–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 87% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Q42 in 20 of their 23 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

26 of 36 shared chicken entries lost

ELJEFE SMOKE ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ELJEFE SMOKE has out-cooked them in 26 of 36 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Morning Wood BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 32% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 32% across 5 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

5 April contests
top 51% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.8% of a perfect score
48 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	#284 (684 pts)	#132 (1,254 pts)	#222 (934 pts)	#222 (854 pts)	#340 (599 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#228 (965 pts)	#142 (1,377 pts)	#118 (1,545 pts)	#223 (995 pts)	#248 (935 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#218 (976 pts)	#84 (1,570 pts)	#163 (1,197 pts)	#115 (1,346 pts)	#138 (1,266 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to American Barbecue Company, each with one reason worth a look.

55 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BLACK DAWG BBQ

#1,770 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1569

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before American Barbecue Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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BURN ALL NITE

#1,781 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1555

Fewer contests behind them than American Barbecue Company has cooked, 21 to 48, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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St. Louis Pit - Que

#1,780 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1551

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2015

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Chairman of the Boar

#1,787 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1608

38 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ

#1,769 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1549

They were already cooking in 2015, 9 years before American Barbecue Company's first contest.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2022
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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BIG ROCK BBQ

#1,773 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1549

Level with American Barbecue Company on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELJEFE SMOKE	26	5	21	19%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	25	0	25	0%	⚔ compare
Q42	23	20	3	87%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	22	15	7	68%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
LG bbq	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
smoKINGBATKO BBQ	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	22	0	4	178.8572	158.2400	170.62	top 48%
Pork Ribs	38	18	0	2	176.5600	159.9544	167.96	top 56%
Pork	26	12	2	4	178.8572	152.5256	169.22	top 45%
Brisket	26	14	1	2	178.2972	158.2744	168.37	top 47%

“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)	4	top 70%
Medium (20–39)	20	top 47%
Large (40+)	2	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	10	top 52%
CT	6	top 35%
VT	4	top 61%
NH	4	top 62%
ME	2	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	5	3	top 32%	Apr 11, 2026
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	4	12	top 61%	Sep 19, 2026
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	4	7	top 53%	Sep 13, 2025
Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	4	6	top 53%	May 17, 2025
Kora Kares for Kids	2	11	top 52%	Aug 15, 2026
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2	7	top 45%	May 31, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 18 contests

Contests a season 16 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 18 of 48 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 11 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 38 entries · 0 wins · 18 calls

Opponents faced 166 finished ahead 370 times, behind 346

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

20264 milestones

Apr 10 First overall podium Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Apr 10 Peak power rating (1568) Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
May 16 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Mass in May (Day 2)
Sep 19 Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20252 milestones

May 31 25th tracked contest Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Sep 13 Career-best overall score697.6572 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

20246 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Apr 12 First call Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Apr 12 First overall top-10 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3600 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Sep 13 10th tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 )
Sep 14 First category win (Brisket) Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	Apr 10, 2026
+13	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	Apr 12, 2025
+11.6	Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	May 17, 2025
+10.4	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	Apr 12, 2024
+9.1	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	May 30, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Operation Up in Smoke	Jul 27, 2024
-11.2	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 19, 2026
-8.3	Kora Kares for Kids	Aug 15, 2026
-7.8	Massachusetts in May (Day 1)	May 17, 2024
-4.5	Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	May 18, 2024

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)
2026	12	1	2	83%	top 56%	96.5%	93.9%
2025	18	5	0	94%	top 38%	96.9%	95.1%
2024	18	1	1	89%	top 60%	94.4%	92.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 19, 2026	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	15 / 16 (663.3604)	13 (169.6916)	13 (165.1200)	13 (161.6916)	9 (166.8572)
Sep 19, 2026	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT	—	9 (167.3828)	—	—	—
Sep 19, 2026	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT	—	—	5 (171.4056)	—	—
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	39 / 51 (666.8004)	43 (163.9660)	29 (168.5944)	31 (168)	33 (166.2400)
Jul 18, 2026	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	18 / 36 (677.0172)	6 (175.4172)	21 (166.8344)	22 (169.6684)	24 (165.0972)
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	14 / 31 (678.2516)	16 (167.9772)	26 (159.9772)	1 (178.8572)	10 (171.4400)
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	4 (175.4172)	—	—	—
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	17 (162.8228)	—	—
Apr 11, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	17 / 29 (677.6572)	6 (177.7144)	20 (168.5600)	25 (159.3828)	11 (172)
Apr 11, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	7 (171.9772)	—	—	—
Apr 11, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	6 (171.4056)	—	—
Apr 10, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	3 / 33 (694.8460)	5 (176.5716)	8 (173.1544)	1 (177.7372)	18 (167.3828)
Sep 20, 2025	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	13 / 25 (677.0516)	15 (170.8344)	10 (168.5372)	13 (168)	9 (169.6800)
Sep 20, 2025	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Braintree, VT	—	10 (161.6688)	—	—	—
Sep 20, 2025	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Braintree, VT	—	—	6 (170.8572)	—	—
Sep 13, 2025	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	7 / 16 (697.6572)	8 (175.4288)	5 (175.4172)	5 (177.1428)	10 (169.6684)
Sep 13, 2025	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Southwick, MA	—	2 (177.7144)	—	—	—
Sep 13, 2025	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Southwick, MA	—	—	9 (159.9544)	—	—
Sep 12, 2025	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	7 / 16 (690.2400)	4 (178.8572)	8 (169.6800)	9 (170.8456)	10 (170.8572)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	11 / 40 (684.5368)	14 (173.1428)	11 (171.4400)	20 (167.4056)	10 (172.5484)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	20 (166.8228)	—	—
May 31, 2025	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Hancock, NH	15 / 26 (674.1256)	21 (166.2400)	19 (165.0972)	6 (175.4056)	13 (167.3828)
May 31, 2025	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Hancock, NH	—	4 (172.5600)	—	—	—
May 31, 2025	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hancock, NH	—	—	5 (171.9656)	—	—
May 30, 2025	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Hancock, NH	7 / 22 (682.7312)	6 (173.1200)	10 (173.1200)	14 (164.5256)	10 (171.9656)
May 17, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	6 / 29 (685.6688)	22 (165.6916)	9 (172.5600)	3 (178.2972)	9 (169.1200)
May 16, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	11 / 27 (677.7716)	10 (168.0344)	5 (176.0344)	15 (165.1428)	9 (168.5600)
Apr 12, 2025	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	7 / 35 (692.5256)	21 (171.4056)	2 (176.5600)	13 (170.8456)	6 (173.7144)
Apr 12, 2025	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	5 (172.5600)	—	—	—
Apr 12, 2025	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	10 (170.8228)	—	—
Oct 26, 2024	Weekend of Giving 🏅 Wrentham, MA	14 / 25 (662.1944)	21 (158.2400)	16 (165.1200)	4 (172.5944)	9 (166.2400)
Oct 25, 2024	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	6 (173.7028)	—	—	—
Oct 25, 2024	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	2 (176)	—	—
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	18 / 27 (670.1828)	19 (167.9656)	24 (160.5600)	10 (171.9772)	14 (169.6800)
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Southwick, MA	—	3 (176.5828)	—	—	—
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA	—	—	10 (163.3828)	—	—
Sep 20, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	14 / 25 (673.6116)	8 (174.2972)	20 (162.2400)	3 (176.5600)	23 (160.5144)
Sep 14, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	13 / 25 (675.3596)	20 (166.2284)	20 (161.6912)	13 (169.1428)	1 (178.2972)
Sep 13, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) 🏅 Braintree, VT	12 / 25 (670.7424)	10 (169.7028)	15 (165.6800)	6 (171.9884)	16 (163.3712)
Sep 13, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT	—	2 (172.5600)	—	—	—
Sep 13, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT	—	—	5 (170.2628)	—	—
Jul 27, 2024	Operation Up in Smoke 🏅 Epping, NH	19 / 19 (651.8972)	3 (174.2744)	15 (166.8228)	19 (152.5256)	17 (158.2744)
Jun 1, 2024	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	21 / 37 (665.0288)	27 (164.5372)	21 (166.8344)	24 (165.1200)	13 (168.5372)
May 18, 2024	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	22 / 31 (665.6000)	29 (159.3828)	27 (161.6456)	8 (173.1428)	9 (171.4288)
May 17, 2024	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	24 / 30 (650.2060)	20 (162.8800)	25 (163.9772)	19 (162.2400)	20 (161.1088)
Apr 13, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	17 / 37 (679.3944)	10 (174.8572)	19 (169.7144)	8 (172.5484)	27 (162.2744)
Apr 13, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	7 (168.5372)	—	—
Apr 12, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	8 / 29 (671.3600)	5 (173.7372)	19 (163.3828)	25 (158.8228)	3 (175.4172)

American Barbecue Company

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 (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The metronome

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)