Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 25 | |
| 1973 | 29 | |
| 1974 | 33 | |
| 1975 | 36 | |
| 1976 | 40 | |
| 1977 | 44 | |
| 1978 | 48 | |
| 1979 | 52 | |
| 1980 | 56 | |
| 1981 | 59 | |
| 1982 | 63 | |
| 1983 | 67 | |
| 1984 | 71 | |
| 1985 | 75 | |
| 1986 | 79 | |
| 1987 | 82 | |
| 1988 | 86 | |
| 1989 | 90 | |
| 1990 | 87 | |
| 1991 | 84 | |
| 1992 | 80 | |
| 1993 | 77 | |
| 1994 | 74 | |
| 1995 | 71 | |
| 1996 | 67 | |
| 1997 | 64 | |
| 1998 | 61 | |
| 1999 | 58 | |
| 2000 | 54 | |
| 2001 | 51 | |
| 2002 | 48 | |
| 2003 | 45 | |
| 2004 | 41 | |
| 2005 | 38 | |
| 2006 | 35 | |
| 2007 | 32 | |
| 2008 | 28 | |
| 2009 | 25 | |
| 2010 | 22 |
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 Tom Kite ranks #54 in Golf
Tom Kite ranks 54th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3061st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 92, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 1972–2010 with 39 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, pga tour wins 19, ryder cup appearances 7, champions tour wins 10.
Immediately ahead sits Jan Stephenson on 85.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Gene Littler on 85.1. 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.
Tom Kite GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kite stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 38 years of competition and 39 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Kite comparisons
Tom Kite — frequently asked
- Is Tom Kite the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Tom Kite ranks 54th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Tom Kite's GOAT Score?
- 85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Tom Kite rank all time?
- 3061st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 54th within Golf.
- Tom Kite vs Jan Stephenson: who ranks higher?
- Tom Kite, on 85.1 against Jan Stephenson's 85.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.