Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 30 | |
| 1913 | 37 | |
| 1914 | 44 | |
| 1915 | 52 | |
| 1916 | 59 | |
| 1917 | 66 | |
| 1918 | 73 | |
| 1919 | 81 | |
| 1920 | 88 | |
| 1921 | 95 | |
| 1922 | 90 | |
| 1923 | 86 | |
| 1924 | 81 | |
| 1925 | 77 | |
| 1926 | 72 | |
| 1927 | 68 | |
| 1928 | 63 | |
| 1929 | 59 | |
| 1930 | 54 | |
| 1931 | 49 | |
| 1932 | 45 | |
| 1933 | 40 | |
| 1934 | 36 | |
| 1935 | 31 | |
| 1936 | 27 | |
| 1937 | 22 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour records
- The R&A championship archives
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jim Barnes ranks #39 in Golf
Jim Barnes ranks 39th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2979th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 88, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 265 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1912–1937 with 26 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1921, 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 titles 4, pga championships 2, western open titles 1, professional wins 21.
Immediately ahead sits Pat Bradley on 86.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Sandra Haynie on 86.0. 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.
Jim Barnes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barnes stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1921. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 25 years of competition and 26 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Barnes comparisons
Jim Barnes — frequently asked
- Is Jim Barnes the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jim Barnes ranks 39th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 86.1, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Jim Barnes's GOAT Score?
- 86.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jim Barnes rank all time?
- 2979th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 39th within Golf.
- Jim Barnes vs Pat Bradley: who ranks higher?
- Jim Barnes, on 86.1 against Pat Bradley's 86.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.