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Mayer vs Scott

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MayerWinner
75.3

Mayer wins: Peak, Statistics

Scott
75.2

Scott wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dick Mayer
75.3

Mayer leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. US Open champion in 1957 and PGA Player of the Year.

1. Dick Mayer
75.3
2. Adam Scott
75.2

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. 🇦🇺 Adam Scott5 seasons played · career day 2,1919 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dick Mayer5 seasons played · career day 3,2868 wins
-11.1% vs Scott at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Mayer000018
🇦🇺 Scott0001515

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.

MetricMayerRetiredScottActive
Major titles11
PGA Tour wins714
Ryder Cup appearances1
PGA Player of the Year awards1
Career span in years22
European Tour wins12
Weeks at No. 111
Presidents Cup appearances10
Dominance w25%6468
Peak w20%9080
Longevity w20%8086
Honours w20%6868
Statistics w15%7876

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Mayer75.3
Scott75.2
The people
Mayer
Scott

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