Who is better, Johnson or Woods?
Tiger Woods leads with a GOAT score of 94.4 against 89.3 for Dustin Johnson — a gap of 5.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tiger Woods above Dustin Johnson: 94.4 vs 89.3. Tiger Woods leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Dustin Johnson leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WoodsWinner
94.4Woods wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Johnson
89.3Johnson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tiger Woods
94.4
Woods leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tiger Woods
2. Dustin Johnson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Tiger Woods2 wins
1 season by age 21 · 2 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Johnson — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | JohnsonActive | WoodsActive |
|---|---|---|
| Major championships | 2 | 15 |
| PGA Tour wins | 24 | 82 |
| Weeks at world number one | 135 | — |
| FedEx Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 5 | — |
| Weeks at world No. 1 | — | 683 |
| Player of the Year awards | — | 11 |
| Career prize money (M$) | — | 120.9 |
| Cuts made streak | — | 142 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 99 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 100 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Woods94.4
Johnson89.3
FAQ
Where does Johnson beat Woods?
Johnson scores higher on longevity. Woods leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Johnson vs Woods score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Johnson: 89.3, Woods: 94.4.
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