Best South Park characters

106 ELO points separate Eric Cartman from Kenny McCormick at the top of the South Park ranking, after 3111 duels.

Eric Cartman edges out Kenny McCormick by a single point at 1295 ELO, the tightest margin at the summit, yet the sharpest drop comes immediately after: Kenny McCormick holds second place 106 points clear of Stan Marsh in third. That gulf between ranks 2 and 3 marks the real divide in this crew, setting the top two apart from the rest. Cartman's 71% win rate across 936 duels confirms his dominance, while Kenny McCormick's 51% over 1139 duels shows a more contested path to the podium. Kyle Broflovski sits fourth at 1150 ELO with a 40% win rate, and Butters Stotch rounds out the top five at 1073 ELO, his 46% win rate across 1090 duels keeping him competitive despite the gap.

This ranking draws on 3111 duels cast by 439 players across 5 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The community has spoken through thousands of head-to-head matchups, and the results reveal a clear hierarchy within the South Park crew. Cast your own duels on VAINKEURZ to shift the standings or cement the current order.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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