Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1874 | 5 | |
| 1875 | 4 | |
| 1876 | 1 | |
| 1877 | 3 | |
| 1878 | 4 | |
| 1879 | 3 | |
| 1880 | 5 | |
| 1881 | 6 | |
| 1882 | 4 | |
| 1883 | 1 | |
| 1884 | 6 | |
| 1885 | 8 | |
| 1886 | 10 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Open Championship records
- USGA championship records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bob Martin ranks #53 in Golf
Bob Martin ranks 53rd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1810th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 82, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 266 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1873–1890 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1886, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes open championships 2, open runner-up finishes 1, open top-five finishes 7, career years 18.
Immediately ahead sits Ayako Okamoto on 84.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Inbee Park on 83.9. 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.
Bob Martin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Martin stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1886. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Martin comparisons
Bob Martin — frequently asked
- Is Bob Martin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bob Martin ranks 53rd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 84.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Bob Martin's GOAT Score?
- 84.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bob Martin rank all time?
- 1810th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 53rd within Golf.
- Bob Martin vs Ayako Okamoto: who ranks higher?
- Bob Martin, on 84.0 against Ayako Okamoto's 84.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.