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Finsterwald vs Seve

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FinsterwaldWinner
82.7

Finsterwald wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Seve
82.4

Seve wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dow Finsterwald
82.7

Finsterwald leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. PGA Championship winner in 1958 and PGA Player of the Year.

1. Dow Finsterwald
82.7
2. Seve Ballesteros
82.4

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. 🇪🇸 Seve Ballesteros5 seasons played · career day 2,55623 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dow Finsterwald5 seasons played · career day 3,28611 wins
-52.2% vs Seve at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇪🇸 Seve00001431

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.

MetricFinsterwaldRetiredSeveRetired
Major titles15
PGA Tour wins11
Ryder Cup appearances48
PGA Player of the Year awards1
Top-ten major finishes12
European Tour wins50
Open Championships3
Masters titles2
Order of Merit titles6
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8680

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GOAT Rank · the data
Finsterwald82.7
Seve82.4
The people
Finsterwald
Seve

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