Who is better, Herd or Graham?
Fred Herd leads with a GOAT score of 76.9 against 76.8 for Lou Graham — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Herd vs Graham
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Fred Herd above Lou Graham: 76.9 vs 76.8. Fred Herd leads on Dominance, Statistics, Honours. Lou Graham leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HerdWinner
76.9Herd wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Graham
76.8Graham wins: Longevity
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Fred Herd
76.9
Herd leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Fred Herd
2. Lou Graham
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇬🇧 Fred Herd5 seasons played · career day 2,19031 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lou Graham5 seasons played · career day 2,9215 wins
-83.9% vs Herd at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 62 |
| 🇺🇸 Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HerdRetired | GrahamRetired |
|---|---|---|
| US Open titles | 1 | — |
| First 72-hole US Open won | 1 | — |
| US Open top-ten finishes | 3 | — |
| Career years | 16 | — |
| Winning margin in 1898 (strokes) | 7 | — |
| Major titles | — | 1 |
| PGA Tour wins | — | 6 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | — | 3 |
| PGA Tour top-tens | — | 70 |
| Career span in years | — | 27 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 64 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Herd76.9
Graham76.8
FAQ
Where does Graham beat Herd?
Graham scores higher on longevity. Herd leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Herd vs Graham score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Herd: 76.9, Graham: 76.8.
What do you think?
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