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Hogan vs Whitworth

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HoganWinner
90.3

Hogan wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Whitworth
88.6

Whitworth wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ben Hogan
90.3

Hogan leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Nine majors including three in 1953, the year he entered only six events.

1. Ben Hogan
90.3
2. Kathy Whitworth
88.6

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. 🇺🇸 Kathy Whitworth5 seasons played · career day 3,28630 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ben Hogan5 seasons played · career day 5,47815 wins
-50.0% vs Whitworth at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hogan000000
🇺🇸 Whitworth0000130

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.

MetricHoganRetiredWhitworthRetired
Major titles96
PGA Tour wins64
US Open titles4
Masters titles2
Player of the Year47
Vardon Trophies3
LPGA Tour wins88
Vare Trophies7
Money titles8
Top-10 finishes480
Dominance w25%9186
Peak w20%9488
Longevity w20%8694
Honours w20%9086
Statistics w15%9090

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Hogan90.3
Whitworth88.6
The people
Hogan
Whitworth

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