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Burke vs Berning

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BurkeWinner
83.6

Burke wins: Peak

Berning
83.6

Berning wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jack Burke Jr.
83.6

Burke leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won both the Masters and the PGA Championship in 1956.

1. Jack Burke Jr.
83.6
2. Susie Maxwell Berning
83.6

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
1. 🇺🇸 Jack Burke Jr.5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Susie Maxwell Berning5 seasons played · career day 2,1916 wins
-33.3% vs Burke at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Burke0013914
🇺🇸 Berning0001310

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.

MetricBurkeRetiredBerningRetired
Major championships24
PGA Tour wins16
Ryder Cup appearances5
Ryder Cup captaincies2
Vardon Trophies1
US Women's Open titles3
LPGA Tour wins11
Rookie of the Year awards1
Seasons on tour17
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Burke83.6
Berning83.6
The people
Burke
Berning

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