Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Joaquín Niemann ranks #86 in Golf
Joaquín Niemann ranks 86th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1003rd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 74.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 62, Honours 72, Statistics 82. 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 2018–present with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2024, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pga tour wins 2, liv golf wins 7, presidents cup appearances 3, career-high world ranking 15.
Immediately ahead sits Justin Thomas on 73.7, a gap of -1.1 points. Directly behind is Jordan Spieth on 73.8. 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.
Joaquín Niemann GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Niemann stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2024. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Niemann comparisons
Joaquín Niemann — frequently asked
- Is Joaquín Niemann the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Joaquín Niemann ranks 86th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 74.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Joaquín Niemann's GOAT Score?
- 74.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Joaquín Niemann rank all time?
- 1003rd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 86th within Golf.
- Joaquín Niemann vs Justin Thomas: who ranks higher?
- Joaquín Niemann, on 74.8 against Justin Thomas's 73.7 — a margin of 1.1 points.