Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 15 | |
| 1934 | 10 | |
| 1935 | 7 | |
| 1936 | 5 | |
| 1937 | 4 | |
| 1938 | 3 | |
| 1939 | 1 | |
| 1940 | 8 | |
| 1941 | 12 | |
| 1942 | 16 | |
| 1943 | 20 | |
| 1944 | 25 |
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 Dick Burton ranks #84 in Golf
Dick Burton ranks 84th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1875th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 78, Statistics 86. 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 1930–1955 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1944, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes open championships 1, ryder cup appearances 2, years as reigning open champion 7, professional wins 10.
Immediately ahead sits Betsy King on 82.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Collin Morikawa on 82.1. 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.
Dick Burton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Burton stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1944. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 25 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Burton comparisons
Dick Burton — frequently asked
- Is Dick Burton the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dick Burton ranks 84th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 82.2, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Dick Burton's GOAT Score?
- 82.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dick Burton rank all time?
- 1875th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 84th within Golf.
- Dick Burton vs Betsy King: who ranks higher?
- Dick Burton, on 82.2 against Betsy King's 82.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.