Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 |
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 José María Olazábal ranks #57 in Golf
José María Olazábal ranks 57th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 862nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 84, Honours 78, Statistics 76. 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 1985–present with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 2, european tour wins 23, pga tour wins 6, ryder cup appearances 7.
Immediately ahead sits Stacy Lewis on 80.4, a gap of 1.8 points. Directly behind is Curtis Strange on 80.1. 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.
José María Olazábal GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Olazábal stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 41 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.
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José María Olazábal — frequently asked
- Is José María Olazábal the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. José María Olazábal ranks 57th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.6, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is José María Olazábal's GOAT Score?
- 78.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does José María Olazábal rank all time?
- 862nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 57th within Golf.
- José María Olazábal vs Stacy Lewis: who ranks higher?
- Stacy Lewis, on 80.4 against José María Olazábal's 78.6 — a margin of 1.8 points.