Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 25 | |
| 1950 | 30 | |
| 1951 | 35 | |
| 1952 | 39 | |
| 1953 | 44 | |
| 1954 | 49 | |
| 1955 | 54 | |
| 1956 | 59 | |
| 1957 | 63 | |
| 1958 | 68 | |
| 1959 | 73 | |
| 1960 | 78 | |
| 1961 | 82 | |
| 1962 | 87 | |
| 1963 | 92 | |
| 1964 | 86 | |
| 1965 | 81 | |
| 1966 | 75 | |
| 1967 | 70 | |
| 1968 | 64 | |
| 1969 | 59 | |
| 1970 | 53 | |
| 1971 | 47 | |
| 1972 | 42 | |
| 1973 | 36 | |
| 1974 | 31 | |
| 1975 | 25 |
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 Julius Boros ranks #46 in Golf
Julius Boros ranks 46th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3035th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 84, 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 1949–1975 with 27 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1963, 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 3, pga tour wins 18, pga player of the year awards 2, ryder cup appearances 4.
Immediately ahead sits Eduardo Romero on 85.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Byron Nelson on 85.2. 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.
Julius Boros GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Boros stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1963. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 27 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Boros comparisons
Julius Boros — frequently asked
- Is Julius Boros the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Julius Boros ranks 46th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Julius Boros's GOAT Score?
- 85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Julius Boros rank all time?
- 3035th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within Golf.
- Julius Boros vs Eduardo Romero: who ranks higher?
- Julius Boros, on 85.4 against Eduardo Romero's 85.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.