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Nicklaus vs Woods

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🇺🇸 Jack Nicklaus🇺🇸 Tiger Woods

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Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to re-score dominance, peak, longevity and honours for that period only.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score

🇺🇸 Jack Nicklaus

0.0

Nicklaus leads on 2 of 5 weighted categories. 18 majors and 19 runner-up finishes — unmatched major consistency.

1. Jack Nicklaus

95.0

2. Tiger Woods

94.4

Category breakdown

Season form · Wins per season

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Wins per season

Season 1 – 25

1. 🇺🇸 Tiger Woods5 seasons played24 wins

Setting the pace at this stage

2. 🇺🇸 Jack Nicklaus5 seasons played20 wins

-16.7% vs Woods at the same stage

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	NicklausRetired	WoodsActive
Major championships	18	15
PGA Tour wins	73	82
Weeks at world No. 1	0	683
Player of the Year awards	5	11
Career prize money (M$)	5.7	120.9
Major runner-up finishes	19	—
Cuts made streak	—	142
Dominance w25%	94	99
Peak w20%	92	100
Longevity w20%	99	82
Honours w20%	99	94
Statistics w15%	90	96

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