Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 | |
| 1964 | 1 | |
| 1965 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 2 | |
| 1975 | 3 | |
| 1976 | 5 | |
| 1977 | 4 | |
| 1978 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Chi-Chi Rodríguez ranks #32 in Golf
Chi-Chi Rodríguez ranks 32nd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 758th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 92, Honours 78, Statistics 84. 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 1960–2005 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity 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 pga tour wins 8, champions tour wins 22, hall of fame inductions 1, ryder cup appearances 1.
Immediately ahead sits Nick Faldo on 83.1, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Hollis Stacy on 82.9. 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.
Chi-Chi Rodríguez GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Rodríguez stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1976. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 45 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Rodríguez comparisons
Chi-Chi Rodríguez — frequently asked
- Is Chi-Chi Rodríguez the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Chi-Chi Rodríguez ranks 32nd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.4, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Chi-Chi Rodríguez's GOAT Score?
- 81.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Chi-Chi Rodríguez rank all time?
- 758th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 32nd within Golf.
- Chi-Chi Rodríguez vs Nick Faldo: who ranks higher?
- Nick Faldo, on 83.1 against Chi-Chi Rodríguez's 81.4 — a margin of 1.7 points.