Who is better, Aoki or Lowry?
Isao Aoki leads with a GOAT score of 81.6 against 81.6 for Shane Lowry — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Isao Aoki and Shane Lowry level at 81.6. Isao Aoki leads on Longevity. Shane Lowry leads on Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Aoki wins: Longevity
Lowry wins: Peak, Honours
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Aoki leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Aoki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 🇮🇪 Lowry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AokiRetired | LowryActive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional wins | 85 | — |
| Japan Golf Tour wins | 51 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | 1 | 2 |
| Major runner-up finishes | 1 | — |
| Champions Tour wins | 9 | — |
| Major titles | — | 1 |
| DP World Tour wins | — | 5 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | — | 3 |
| Career-high world ranking | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
Isao Aoki leads with a GOAT score of 81.6 against 81.6 for Shane Lowry — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Lowry scores higher on peak, honours. Aoki leads on longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Aoki: 81.6, Lowry: 81.6.
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