Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1873 | 4 | |
| 1874 | 3 | |
| 1875 | 2 | |
| 1876 | 2 | |
| 1877 | 1 | |
| 1878 | 1 | |
| 1879 | 1 | |
| 1880 | 4 | |
| 1881 | 6 | |
| 1882 | 8 | |
| 1883 | 10 |
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 Jamie Anderson ranks #28 in Golf
Jamie Anderson ranks 28th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1723rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 78, Honours 86, Statistics 88. 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 1870–1886 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1883, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes open championships 3, consecutive open wins 3, open top-five finishes 9, career years 17.
Immediately ahead sits Bob Ferguson on 86.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Rory McIlroy on 86.2. 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.
Jamie Anderson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Anderson stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1883. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Anderson comparisons
Jamie Anderson — frequently asked
- Is Jamie Anderson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jamie Anderson ranks 28th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 86.3, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Jamie Anderson's GOAT Score?
- 86.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jamie Anderson rank all time?
- 1723rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 28th within Golf.
- Jamie Anderson vs Bob Ferguson: who ranks higher?
- Jamie Anderson, on 86.3 against Bob Ferguson's 86.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.