Who is better, Zaharias or Matsuyama?
Hideki Matsuyama leads with a GOAT score of 86.9 against 86.5 for Babe Didrikson Zaharias — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Zaharias vs Matsuyama
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Hideki Matsuyama above Babe Didrikson Zaharias: 86.9 vs 86.5. Hideki Matsuyama leads on Longevity, Statistics. Babe Didrikson Zaharias leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MatsuyamaWinner
86.9Matsuyama wins: Longevity, Statistics
Zaharias
86.5Zaharias wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Hideki Matsuyama
86.9
Matsuyama leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Hideki Matsuyama
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. 🇯🇵 Hideki Matsuyama5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 wins
-53.3% vs Zaharias at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Zaharias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 🇯🇵 Matsuyama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ZahariasRetired | MatsuyamaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 10 | 1 |
| LPGA Tour wins | 41 | — |
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| US Women's Open titles | 3 | — |
| Player of the Year | 2 | — |
| Consecutive wins | 14 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | — | 11 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Presidents Cup appearances | — | 6 |
| Career-high world ranking | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Matsuyama86.9
Zaharias86.5
FAQ
Where does Zaharias beat Matsuyama?
Zaharias scores higher on dominance, honours. Matsuyama leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Zaharias vs Matsuyama score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Zaharias: 86.5, Matsuyama: 86.9.
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