Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 30 | |
| 1955 | 35 | |
| 1956 | 41 | |
| 1957 | 46 | |
| 1958 | 52 | |
| 1959 | 57 | |
| 1960 | 63 | |
| 1961 | 68 | |
| 1962 | 73 | |
| 1963 | 79 | |
| 1964 | 84 | |
| 1965 | 90 | |
| 1966 | 95 | |
| 1967 | 91 | |
| 1968 | 87 | |
| 1969 | 83 | |
| 1970 | 80 | |
| 1971 | 76 | |
| 1972 | 72 | |
| 1973 | 68 | |
| 1974 | 64 | |
| 1975 | 60 | |
| 1976 | 57 | |
| 1977 | 53 | |
| 1978 | 49 | |
| 1979 | 45 | |
| 1980 | 41 | |
| 1981 | 37 | |
| 1982 | 34 | |
| 1983 | 30 | |
| 1984 | 26 | |
| 1985 | 22 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour records
- The R&A championship archives
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Billy Casper ranks #7 in Golf
Billy Casper ranks 7th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2522nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 90, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 265 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1954–1985 with 32 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1966, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 3, pga tour wins 51, vardon trophies 5, ryder cup appearances 8.
Immediately ahead sits J.H. Taylor on 90.6, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Ben Hogan on 90.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Billy Casper GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Casper stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1966. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 31 years of competition and 32 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Casper comparisons
Billy Casper — frequently asked
- Is Billy Casper the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Billy Casper ranks 7th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 90.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Billy Casper's GOAT Score?
- 90.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Billy Casper rank all time?
- 2522nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 7th within Golf.
- Billy Casper vs J.H. Taylor: who ranks higher?
- J.H. Taylor, on 90.6 against Billy Casper's 90.5 — a margin of 0.1 points.