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Jones vs Inkster

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JonesWinner
86.9

Jones wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Inkster
83.0

Inkster wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bobby Jones
86.9

Jones leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won the 1930 Grand Slam as an amateur, then retired at 28.

1. Bobby Jones
86.9
2. Juli Inkster
83.0

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. 🇺🇸 Juli Inkster5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bobby Jones5 seasons played · career day 4,0174 wins
-55.6% vs Inkster at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Jones000002
🇺🇸 Inkster0025912

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.

MetricJonesRetiredInksterRetired
Major titles77
US Open titles4
Open Championships3
US Amateur titles53
Grand Slams1
Major starts31
LPGA Tour wins31
Solheim Cup appearances9
Career top-10 finishes250
Dominance w25%9078
Peak w20%9482
Longevity w20%7490
Honours w20%8884
Statistics w15%8882

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Jones86.9
Inkster83.0
The people
Jones
Inkster

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