Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Championship records
- LPGA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why George Archer ranks #69 in Golf
George Archer ranks 69th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1843rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 90, Longevity 90, 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 1964–2001 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1967, 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 major championships 1, pga tour wins 13, senior tour wins 19, masters titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Al Geiberger on 83.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Shigeki Maruyama on 83.0. 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.
George Archer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Archer 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 1967. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 37 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- 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 Archer comparisons
George Archer — frequently asked
- Is George Archer the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George Archer ranks 69th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is George Archer's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George Archer rank all time?
- 1843rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 69th within Golf.
- George Archer vs Al Geiberger: who ranks higher?
- George Archer, on 83.0 against Al Geiberger's 83.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.