Who is better, Zaharias or Ford?
Doug Ford leads with a GOAT score of 86.8 against 86.5 for Babe Didrikson Zaharias — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Zaharias vs Ford
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Doug Ford above Babe Didrikson Zaharias: 86.8 vs 86.5. Doug Ford leads on Longevity, Statistics. Babe Didrikson Zaharias leads on Dominance, Honours.
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FordWinner
86.8Ford wins: Longevity, Statistics
Zaharias
86.5Zaharias wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Doug Ford
86.8
Ford leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Doug Ford
2. Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Babe Didrikson Zaharias5 seasons played · career day 3,65215 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Doug Ford5 seasons played · career day 2,92112 wins
-20.0% vs Zaharias at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Zaharias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 🇺🇸 Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ZahariasRetired | FordRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 10 | 2 |
| LPGA Tour wins | 41 | — |
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| US Women's Open titles | 3 | — |
| Player of the Year | 2 | — |
| Consecutive wins | 14 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | — | 19 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | — | 4 |
| PGA Player of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Career span in years | — | 52 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ford86.8
Zaharias86.5
FAQ
Where does Zaharias beat Ford?
Zaharias scores higher on dominance, honours. Ford leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Zaharias vs Ford score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Zaharias: 86.5, Ford: 86.8.
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