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Archer vs Maruyama

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ArcherWinner
83.0

Archer wins: Longevity, Honours

Maruyama
83.0

Maruyama wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 George Archer
83.0

Archer leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Masters champion in 1969 and a prolific Senior Tour winner.

1. George Archer
83.0
2. Shigeki Maruyama
83.0

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. 🇯🇵 Shigeki Maruyama5 seasons played · career day 2,191132 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 George Archer5 seasons played · career day 2,1917 wins
-94.7% vs Maruyama at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Archer0001410
🇯🇵 Maruyama0004094174

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.

MetricArcherRetiredMaruyamaRetired
Major championships1
PGA Tour wins133
Senior Tour wins19
Masters titles1
Seasons on tour35
Japan Golf Tour wins10
Presidents Cup appearances3
Lowest competitive round58
Highest world ranking9
Dominance w25%7478
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%9086
Honours w20%7874
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Archer83.0
Maruyama83.0
The people
Archer
Maruyama

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