Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 74
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 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 Payne Stewart ranks #83 in Golf
Payne Stewart ranks 83rd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 997th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 72.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 80, Longevity 72, Honours 72, Statistics 74. 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 1979–1999 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1988, 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, pga tour wins 11, ryder cup appearances 5, us open titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Yani Tseng on 75.7, a gap of 2.8 points. Directly behind is Jin Young Ko on 74.5. 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.
Payne Stewart GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Stewart 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 1988. Scored 80/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.
Top Stewart comparisons
Payne Stewart — frequently asked
- Is Payne Stewart the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Payne Stewart ranks 83rd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 72.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Payne Stewart's GOAT Score?
- 72.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Payne Stewart rank all time?
- 997th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 83rd within Golf.
- Payne Stewart vs Yani Tseng: who ranks higher?
- Yani Tseng, on 75.7 against Payne Stewart's 72.9 — a margin of 2.8 points.