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Okamoto vs Carner

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CarnerWinner
84.2

Carner wins: Dominance, Longevity

Okamoto
84.0

Okamoto wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 JoAnne Carner
84.2

Carner leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Big Mama: 43 LPGA wins, two US Women's Opens and five US Amateurs.

1. JoAnne Carner
84.2
2. Ayako Okamoto
84.0

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. 🇯🇵 Ayako Okamoto5 seasons played · career day 4,38210 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 JoAnne Carner5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 wins
0.0% vs Okamoto at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇵 Okamoto000003
🇺🇸 Carner00131016

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.

MetricOkamotoRetiredCarnerRetired
LPGA wins17
Player of the Year awards13
Japan LPGA wins44
Hall of Fame inductions1
Career professional wins62
Major titles2
LPGA Tour wins43
US Amateur titles5
Vare Trophies5
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8890
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Carner84.2
Okamoto84.0
The people
Okamoto
Carner

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