Cotton vs Ozaki
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Cotton wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Ozaki wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Cotton leads in 3 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 |
| 🇯🇵 Ozaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 33 |
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.
| Metric | CottonRetired | OzakiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Open Championships | 3 | — |
| Professional wins | 30 | — |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 3 | — |
| Ryder Cup captaincies | 2 | — |
| Career span in years | 31 | — |
| Japan Golf Tour wins | — | 94 |
| Japan money list titles | — | 12 |
| Career professional wins | — | 113 |
| Top-10 world ranking seasons | — | 6 |
| Japan Open titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 92 |
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