Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 8 | |
| 1964 | 4 | |
| 1965 | 8 | |
| 1966 | 9 | |
| 1967 | 8 | |
| 1968 | 10 | |
| 1969 | 7 | |
| 1970 | 5 | |
| 1971 | 4 | |
| 1972 | 5 | |
| 1973 | 7 | |
| 1974 | 6 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 1 |
Data sources
- LPGA
- USGA
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kathy Whitworth ranks #5 in Golf
Kathy Whitworth ranks 5th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 395th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 88, Longevity 94, Honours 86, Statistics 90. 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 1958–1991 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1968, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes lpga tour wins 88, major titles 6, player of the year 7, vare trophies 7.
Immediately ahead sits Sam Snead on 89.0, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Ben Hogan on 90.3. 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.
Kathy Whitworth GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Whitworth stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1968. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 33 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Whitworth comparisons
Kathy Whitworth — frequently asked
- Is Kathy Whitworth the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Kathy Whitworth ranks 5th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 88.6, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Kathy Whitworth's GOAT Score?
- 88.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Kathy Whitworth rank all time?
- 395th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 5th within Golf.
- Kathy Whitworth vs Sam Snead: who ranks higher?
- Sam Snead, on 89.0 against Kathy Whitworth's 88.6 — a margin of 0.4 points.