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Golf · Professional golfer · United States

Johnny Miller

1969–1990 · Shot a final-round 63 to win the 1973 US Open and later the 1976 Open.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
84.6
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 71.6
Major titles
2
PGA Tour wins
25
Lowest US Open final round
63
Wins in the 1974 season
8
Vardon Trophies
1

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
96
Longevity
74
Honours
82
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
196930
197044
197157
197271
197384
197498
197593
197688
197783
197879
197974
198069
198164
198259
198354
198449
198544
198640
198735
198830
198925
199020

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 Johnny Miller ranks #59 in Golf

Johnny Miller ranks 59th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3087th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 96, Longevity 74, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 1969–1990 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1974, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 2, pga tour wins 25, lowest us open final round 63, wins in the 1974 season 8.

Immediately ahead sits Tommy Armour on 84.8, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Young Tom Morris on 84.5. 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.

Johnny Miller GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Miller stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak96/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1974. Scored 96/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
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.

Johnny Miller — frequently asked

Is Johnny Miller the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Johnny Miller ranks 59th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 84.6, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Johnny Miller's GOAT Score?
84.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Johnny Miller rank all time?
3087th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 59th within Golf.
Johnny Miller vs Tommy Armour: who ranks higher?
Tommy Armour, on 84.8 against Johnny Miller's 84.6 — a margin of 0.2 points.
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