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Norén vs Parnevik

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NorénWinner
62.1

Norén wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Parnevik
55.3

Parnevik wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Alex Norén
62.1

Norén leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Ten DP World Tour wins, two Ryder Cups and a career-high world ranking of eight.

1. Alex Norén
62.1
2. Jesper Parnevik
55.3

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. 🇸🇪 Alex Norén5 seasons played · career day 3,2864 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jesper Parnevik5 seasons played · career day 4,3824 wins
0.0% vs Norén at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Norén000014
🇸🇪 Parnevik000001

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.

MetricNorénActiveParnevikRetired
DP World Tour wins10
Ryder Cup appearances23
Best world ranking8
European Tour top-10 finishes90
Race to Dubai best finish2
Professional wins11
PGA Tour wins5
European Tour wins6
Major runner-up finishes2
Career worldwide wins11
Dominance w25%5650
Peak w20%6662
Longevity w20%7262
Honours w20%5648
Statistics w15%6256

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GOAT Rank · the data
Norén62.1
Parnevik55.3
The people
Norén
Parnevik

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