Who is better, Day or Thomson?
Jason Day leads with a GOAT score of 84.4 against 84.4 for Peter Thomson — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Jason Day and Peter Thomson level at 84.4. Jason Day leads on Statistics, Peak. Peter Thomson leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
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DayWinner
84.4Day wins: Peak, Statistics
Thomson
84.4Thomson wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Jason Day
84.4
Day leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jason Day
2. Peter Thomson
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 season1. 🇦🇺 Peter Thomson5 seasons played · career day 2,55518 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Jason Day5 seasons played · career day 3,2863 wins
-83.3% vs Thomson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 🇦🇺 Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DayActive | ThomsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 1 | 5 |
| PGA Tour wins | 13 | — |
| Weeks at world No. 1 | 51 | — |
| Players Championship wins | 1 | — |
| Presidents Cup appearances | 6 | — |
| Open Championships | — | 5 |
| Career worldwide wins | — | 90 |
| Senior tour wins | — | 11 |
| Open runner-up finishes | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Day84.4
Thomson84.4
FAQ
Where does Thomson beat Day?
Thomson scores higher on dominance, honours, longevity. Day leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Day vs Thomson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Day: 84.4, Thomson: 84.4.
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