Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 72
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 |
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 Pádraig Harrington ranks #79 in Golf
Pádraig Harrington ranks 79th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 950th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 74.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 80, Longevity 80, Honours 74, Statistics 72. 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 1995–present with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 80. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 80 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 3, european tour wins 15, pga tour wins 6, ryder cup appearances 6.
Immediately ahead sits Xander Schauffele on 78.5, a gap of 3.9 points. Directly behind is Patrick Cantlay on 76.0. 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.
Pádraig Harrington GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Harrington stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 80/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 31 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics72/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 72/100.
Top Harrington comparisons
Pádraig Harrington — frequently asked
- Is Pádraig Harrington the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Pádraig Harrington ranks 79th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 74.6, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Pádraig Harrington's GOAT Score?
- 74.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 72 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Pádraig Harrington rank all time?
- 950th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 79th within Golf.
- Pádraig Harrington vs Xander Schauffele: who ranks higher?
- Xander Schauffele, on 78.5 against Pádraig Harrington's 74.6 — a margin of 3.9 points.