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Burns vs Kidd

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GOAT Rank currently scores Jack Burns and Tom Kidd level at 78.2.

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BurnsWinner
78.2

Burns wins: no category outright

Kidd
78.2

Kidd wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Jack Burns
78.2

Burns leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Jack Burns
78.2
2. Tom Kidd
78.2

Category breakdown

Season form · Form index per season

Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season
1. 🇬🇧 Tom Kidd5 seasons played · career day 3,28727 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Jack Burns5 seasons played · career day 3,65223 wins
-14.8% vs Kidd at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Burns0000017
🇬🇧 Kidd0000027

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricBurnsRetiredKiddRetired
Open Championships11
Open top-ten finishes45
Career years1617
Open appearances1210
Course record rounds2—
First Open at St Andrews won—1
Dominance w25%7272
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7474
Honours w20%7474
Statistics w15%8484

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Burns78.2
Kidd78.2
The people
Burns
Kidd

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FAQ

Who is better, Burns or Kidd?

Jack Burns leads with a GOAT score of 78.2 against 78.2 for Tom Kidd — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Kidd beat Burns?

Kidd does not lead any of the five categories; Burns is ahead or level on all of them.

How is the Burns vs Kidd score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Burns: 78.2, Kidd: 78.2.

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