Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 1 | |
| 1945 | 2 | |
| 1946 | 2 | |
| 1947 | 3 | |
| 1948 | 2 | |
| 1949 | 2 | |
| 1950 | 3 | |
| 1951 | 2 | |
| 1952 | 1 | |
| 1953 | 1 | |
| 1954 | 1 | |
| 1955 | 1 | |
| 1956 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 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 Jim Ferrier ranks #90 in Golf
Jim Ferrier ranks 90th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1884th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 90, Longevity 88, Honours 76, Statistics 84. 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 1935–1970 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1947, 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 18, australian open titles 2, australian amateur titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Arnaud Massy on 82.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Scottie Scheffler on 81.8. 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.
Jim Ferrier GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ferrier stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1947. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 35 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Ferrier comparisons
Jim Ferrier — frequently asked
- Is Jim Ferrier the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jim Ferrier ranks 90th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Jim Ferrier's GOAT Score?
- 81.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jim Ferrier rank all time?
- 1884th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 90th within Golf.
- Jim Ferrier vs Arnaud Massy: who ranks higher?
- Arnaud Massy, on 82.0 against Jim Ferrier's 81.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.