Who is better, Goalby or Schauffele?
Bob Goalby leads with a GOAT score of 78.5 against 78.5 for Xander Schauffele — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Goalby vs Schauffele
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Bob Goalby and Xander Schauffele level at 78.5. Bob Goalby leads on Longevity. Xander Schauffele leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GoalbyWinner
78.5Goalby wins: Longevity
Schauffele
78.5Schauffele wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Candidates
Locked to GolfShareable URL · /compare/bob-goalby-vs-xander-schauffele
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bob Goalby
78.5
Goalby leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bob Goalby
2. Xander Schauffele
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. 🇺🇸 Bob Goalby5 seasons played · career day 2,1906 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Xander Schauffele5 seasons played · career day 2,5566 wins
0.0% vs Goalby at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Goalby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 🇺🇸 Schauffele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GoalbyRetired | SchauffeleActive |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 1 | 2 |
| PGA Tour wins | 11 | 10 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 1 | 3 |
| Senior Tour wins | 1 | — |
| Career span in years | 33 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Career-high world ranking | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Goalby78.5
Schauffele78.5
FAQ
Where does Schauffele beat Goalby?
Schauffele scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Goalby leads on longevity.
How is the Goalby vs Schauffele score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Goalby: 78.5, Schauffele: 78.5.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Goalby vs Schauffele. 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.