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Aoki vs Els
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ElsWinner
81.7Els wins: Honours
Aoki
81.6Aoki wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Ernie Els
81.7
Els leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The Big Easy: four majors and 71 professional wins on six continents.
1. Ernie Els
2. Isao Aoki
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 season1. 🇯🇵 Isao Aoki5 seasons played · career day 4,38215 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Ernie Els5 seasons played · career day 3,65115 wins
0.0% vs Aoki at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Aoki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 🇿🇦 Els | 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.
| Metric | AokiRetired | ElsActive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional wins | 85 | 71 |
| Japan Golf Tour wins | 51 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | 1 | — |
| Major runner-up finishes | 1 | — |
| Champions Tour wins | 9 | — |
| Major titles | — | 4 |
| US Open titles | — | 2 |
| Open Championships | — | 2 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 9 |
| Presidents Cup appearances | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Els81.7
Aoki81.6
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