Category profile
- Dominance
- 60
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 64
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1 | |
| 1942 | 0 | |
| 1943 | 0 | |
| 1944 | 1 | |
| 1945 | 1 | |
| 1946 | 3 | |
| 1947 | 1 | |
| 1948 | 0 | |
| 1949 | 0 | |
| 1950 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- USGA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Herman Keiser ranks #208 in Golf
Herman Keiser ranks 208th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2126th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 60, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 64, Statistics 78. 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 1935–1965 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1946, 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 titles 1, pga tour wins 5, masters top-tens 3, career span in years 31.
Immediately ahead sits Pelle Edberg on 74.1, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Jordan Spieth on 73.8. 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.
Herman Keiser GOAT Score explained
- Dominance60/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Keiser stood above the field while competing. Scored 60/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1946. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 30 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours64/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 64/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Keiser comparisons
Herman Keiser — frequently asked
- Is Herman Keiser the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Herman Keiser ranks 208th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 73.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Herman Keiser's GOAT Score?
- 73.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 60 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 64 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Herman Keiser rank all time?
- 2126th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 208th within Golf.
- Herman Keiser vs Pelle Edberg: who ranks higher?
- Pelle Edberg, on 74.1 against Herman Keiser's 73.9 — a margin of 0.2 points.