Major titles
5
PGA Tour wins
52
Consecutive wins
11
Wins in 1945
18
Masters titles
2
Vardon Trophy
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 1 | |
| 1936 | 2 | |
| 1937 | 2 | |
| 1938 | 3 | |
| 1939 | 4 | |
| 1940 | 3 | |
| 1941 | 2 | |
| 1942 | 3 | |
| 1943 | 6 | |
| 1944 | 8 | |
| 1945 | 18 | |
| 1946 | 6 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- USGA
- Masters
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Byron Nelson ranks #48 in Golf
Byron Nelson ranks #48 in Golf and #3224 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.2/100.
The verified career covers 1932–1946 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 95/100, with Peak the strongest category at 95/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 5, PGA Tour wins 52, Consecutive wins 11, Wins in 1945 18.
Nearest context: ahead Cary Middlecoff (85.3); behind Carol Mann (85.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Byron Nelson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Nelson comparisons
Byron Nelson — frequently asked
- Is Byron Nelson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Byron Nelson ranks #48 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.2/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Byron Nelson's GOAT Score?
- 85.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Byron Nelson rank all time?
- #3224 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #48 in Golf.
- Byron Nelson vs Cary Middlecoff: who ranks higher?
- Cary Middlecoff ranks higher at 85.3 versus Byron Nelson at 85.2, a margin of 0.1 points.