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Taylor vs Hogan

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TaylorWinner
90.6

Taylor wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Hogan
90.3

Hogan wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 J.H. Taylor
90.6

Taylor leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Member of the Great Triumvirate with five Open Championship titles.

1. J.H. Taylor
90.6
2. Ben Hogan
90.3

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. 🇺🇸 Ben Hogan5 seasons played · career day 5,47815 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 J.H. Taylor5 seasons played · career day 1,82514 wins
-6.7% vs Hogan at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Taylor00891428
🇺🇸 Hogan000000

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.

MetricTaylorRetiredHoganRetired
Open Championships5
Open runner-up finishes6
Professional wins30
Ryder Cup captaincies1
Career years34
Major titles9
PGA Tour wins64
US Open titles4
Masters titles2
Player of the Year4
Vardon Trophies3
Dominance w25%8891
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%8886
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%9290

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Taylor90.6
Hogan90.3
The people
Taylor
Hogan

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