Zaharias vs Thomson
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Zaharias wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Thomson wins: Longevity
Shareable URL · /compare/babe-zaharias-vs-peter-thomson
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Zaharias leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic athletics champion turned golf pioneer with 10 majors and 41 wins.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Zaharias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 🇦🇺 Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
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.
| Metric | ZahariasRetired | ThomsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 10 | 5 |
| LPGA Tour wins | 41 | — |
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| US Women's Open titles | 3 | — |
| Player of the Year | 2 | — |
| Consecutive wins | 14 | — |
| Open Championships | — | 5 |
| Career worldwide wins | — | 90 |
| Senior tour wins | — | 11 |
| Open runner-up finishes | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Zaharias vs Thomson. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.