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Hilton vs Thomson

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HiltonWinner
84.5

Hilton wins: Peak

Thomson
84.4

Thomson wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harold Hilton
84.5

Hilton leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Amateur winner of two Open Championships and the 1911 US Amateur.

1. Harold Hilton
84.5
2. Peter Thomson
84.4

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Wins per season
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harold Hilton5 seasons played · career day 1,825228 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Peter Thomson5 seasons played · career day 2,55518 wins
-92.1% vs Hilton at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hilton003575228508
🇦🇺 Thomson0000926

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.

MetricHiltonRetiredThomsonRetired
Open Championships25
Amateur Championships4
US Amateur titles1
Irish Open Amateur titles4
Seasons in competition24
Major titles5
Career worldwide wins90
Senior tour wins11
Open runner-up finishes3
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8486
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8082

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hilton84.5
Thomson84.4
The people
Hilton
Thomson

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