Who is better, Zaharias or Watson?
Babe Didrikson Zaharias leads with a GOAT score of 86.5 against 86.4 for Tom Watson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Zaharias vs Watson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Babe Didrikson Zaharias above Tom Watson: 86.5 vs 86.4. Babe Didrikson Zaharias leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Tom Watson leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ZahariasWinner
86.5Zaharias wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Watson
86.4Watson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Babe Didrikson Zaharias
86.5
Zaharias leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Babe Didrikson Zaharias
2. Tom Watson
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. 🇺🇸 Tom Watson5 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 |
| 🇺🇸 Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Zaharias86.5
Watson86.4
FAQ
Where does Watson beat Zaharias?
Watson scores higher on longevity. Zaharias leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Zaharias vs Watson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Zaharias: 86.5, Watson: 86.4.
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