Who is better, Harmon or Beem?
Rich Beem leads with a GOAT score of 76.0 against 75.7 for Claude Harmon — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Rich Beem above Claude Harmon: 76.0 vs 75.7. Rich Beem leads on Honours, Statistics, Dominance. Claude Harmon leads on Longevity, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Beem wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Harmon wins: Peak, Longevity
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Beem leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 🇺🇸 Beem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HarmonRetired | BeemRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 1 | — |
| Masters winning margin | 5 | — |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 1 | — |
| Professional wins | 6 | — |
| Career span in years | 31 | — |
| Major championships | — | 1 |
| PGA Tour wins | — | 3 |
| PGA Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 20 |
| Top-25 world ranking | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 64 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 82 |
Rich Beem leads with a GOAT score of 76.0 against 75.7 for Claude Harmon — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Harmon scores higher on peak, longevity. Beem leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Harmon: 75.7, Beem: 76.0.
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