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Stephenson vs January

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StephensonWinner
85.1

Stephenson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

January
85.0

January wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Jan Stephenson
85.1

Stephenson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time major champion and an LPGA Hall of Fame inductee.

1. Jan Stephenson
85.1
2. Don January
85.0

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. 🇺🇸 Don January5 seasons played · career day 1,8266 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Jan Stephenson5 seasons played · career day 2,1904 wins
-33.3% vs January at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Stephenson000139
🇺🇸 January0012410

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.

MetricStephensonRetiredJanuaryRetired
Major championships3
LPGA Tour wins16
US Women's Open titles1
Rookie of the Year awards1
Seasons on tour30
Major titles1
PGA Tour wins10
Senior Tour wins22
Ryder Cup appearances2
Career span in years34
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8894
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8888

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Stephenson85.1
January85.0
The people
Stephenson
January

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