Category profile
- Dominance
- 64
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 68
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1 | |
| 1954 | 1 | |
| 1955 | 2 | |
| 1956 | 1 | |
| 1957 | 1 | |
| 1958 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 3 | |
| 1962 | 0 | |
| 1963 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 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 Jerry Barber ranks #180 in Golf
Jerry Barber ranks 180th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2045th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 64, Peak 90, Longevity 88, Honours 68, 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 1948–1980 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1961, 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 7, ryder cup appearances 2, pga tour top-tens 60.
Immediately ahead sits Billy Burke on 76.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Fred Herd on 76.9. 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.
Jerry Barber GOAT Score explained
- Dominance64/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barber stood above the field while competing. Scored 64/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1961. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 32 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours68/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 68/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Barber comparisons
Jerry Barber — frequently asked
- Is Jerry Barber the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jerry Barber ranks 180th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 76.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Jerry Barber's GOAT Score?
- 76.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 64 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 68 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jerry Barber rank all time?
- 2045th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 180th within Golf.
- Jerry Barber vs Billy Burke: who ranks higher?
- Jerry Barber, on 76.9 against Billy Burke's 76.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.