Cotton vs Player
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Cotton wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Player wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Cotton leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three Open Championships in the 1930s and 1940s, Britain's pre-war great.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Cotton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 🇿🇦 Player | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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.
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