Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 0 |
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 Jan Stephenson ranks #41 in Golf
Jan Stephenson ranks 41st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1775th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 82, 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 1973–2003 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak 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 major championships 3, lpga tour wins 16, us women's open titles 1, rookie of the year awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Ángel Cabrera on 85.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Don January on 85.0. 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.
Jan Stephenson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Stephenson stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1979. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 30 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Stephenson comparisons
Jan Stephenson — frequently asked
- Is Jan Stephenson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jan Stephenson ranks 41st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Jan Stephenson's GOAT Score?
- 85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jan Stephenson rank all time?
- 1775th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 41st within Golf.
- Jan Stephenson vs Ángel Cabrera: who ranks higher?
- Jan Stephenson, on 85.1 against Ángel Cabrera's 85.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.