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Littler vs Ames

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LittlerWinner
85.1

Littler wins: Dominance, Honours

Ames
84.9

Ames wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Gene Littler
85.1

Littler leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. US Open champion in 1961 with 29 PGA Tour wins and eight senior victories.

1. Gene Littler
85.1
2. Stephen Ames
84.9

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. 🇨🇦 Stephen Ames5 seasons played · career day 4,747590 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Gene Littler5 seasons played · career day 1,825236 wins
-60.0% vs Ames at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇨🇦 Ames00000180

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.

MetricLittlerRetiredAmesActive
Major titles1
PGA Tour wins294
Champions Tour wins8
Ryder Cup appearances7
Seasons played37
Players Championships1
Senior major titles2
PGA Tour Champions wins10
Professional years38
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%9292
Honours w20%8278
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Littler85.1
Ames84.9
The people
Littler
Ames

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