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Strange vs Olazábal

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StrangeWinner
80.1

Strange wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Olazábal
78.6

Olazábal wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Curtis Strange
80.1

Strange leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back US Open titles in 1988 and 1989.

1. Curtis Strange
80.1
2. José María Olazábal
78.6

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. 🇪🇸 José María Olazábal5 seasons played · career day 2,19010 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Curtis Strange5 seasons played · career day 2,9219 wins
-10.0% vs Olazábal at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Strange0000110
🇪🇸 Olazábal0001816

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.

MetricStrangeRetiredOlazábalActive
Major titles22
PGA Tour wins176
Money list titles3
Ryder Cup appearances57
PGA Player of the Year awards1
European Tour wins23
Ryder Cup points18.5
Dominance w25%7672
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%7884
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8276

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GOAT Rank · the data
Strange80.1
Olazábal78.6
The people
Strange
Olazábal

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