Who is better, Schwartzel or Ishikawa?
Charl Schwartzel leads with a GOAT score of 77.5 against 77.4 for Ryo Ishikawa — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Schwartzel vs Ishikawa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Charl Schwartzel above Ryo Ishikawa: 77.5 vs 77.4. Charl Schwartzel leads on Peak, Honours. Ryo Ishikawa leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SchwartzelWinner
77.5Schwartzel wins: Peak, Honours
Ishikawa
77.4Ishikawa wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Charl Schwartzel
77.5
Schwartzel leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Charl Schwartzel
2. Ryo Ishikawa
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. 🇯🇵 Ryo Ishikawa5 seasons played · career day 2,19111 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Charl Schwartzel5 seasons played · career day 2,9217 wins
-36.4% vs Ishikawa at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Schwartzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 🇯🇵 Ishikawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SchwartzelActive | IshikawaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 1 | — |
| DP World Tour wins | 12 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | 2 | — |
| Presidents Cup appearances | 4 | 3 |
| Career-high world ranking | 8 | — |
| Japan Golf Tour wins | — | 19 |
| Japan money list titles | — | 2 |
| Lowest round | — | 58 |
| Professional seasons | — | 18 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Schwartzel77.5
Ishikawa77.4
FAQ
Where does Ishikawa beat Schwartzel?
Ishikawa scores higher on statistics, longevity. Schwartzel leads on peak, honours.
How is the Schwartzel vs Ishikawa score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Schwartzel: 77.5, Ishikawa: 77.4.
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