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Ancer vs Ishikawa

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IshikawaWinner
77.4

Ishikawa wins: Longevity

Ancer
77.3

Ancer wins: Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Ryo Ishikawa
77.4

Ishikawa leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Shot a 58 on the Japan Golf Tour and won its money list at 18.

1. Ryo Ishikawa
77.4
2. Abraham Ancer
77.3

Category breakdown

Season form · Wins per season

Career timeline · Wins per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Wins per season
1. 🇯🇵 Ryo Ishikawa5 seasons played · career day 2,19111 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇲🇽 Abraham Ancer5 seasons played · career day 2,9212 wins
-81.8% vs Ishikawa at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇲🇽 Ancer000012
🇯🇵 Ishikawa00011013

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricAncerActiveIshikawaActive
PGA Tour wins1
World Golf Championship titles1
Presidents Cup appearances23
International wins3
Career best world ranking12
Japan Golf Tour wins19
Japan money list titles2
Lowest round58
Professional seasons18
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%7682
Honours w20%7470
Statistics w15%8482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ishikawa77.4
Ancer77.3
The people
Ancer
Ishikawa

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