Mahaffey vs Nicklaus
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Nicklaus wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Mahaffey wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Nicklaus leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. 18 majors and 19 runner-up finishes — unmatched major consistency.
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
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Mahaffey — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
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