Who is better, Taylor or Wright?
Mickey Wright leads with a GOAT score of 90.7 against 90.6 for J.H. Taylor — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mickey Wright above J.H. Taylor: 90.7 vs 90.6. Mickey Wright leads on Dominance, Peak. J.H. Taylor leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WrightWinner
90.7Wright wins: Dominance, Peak
Taylor
90.6Taylor wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mickey Wright
90.7
Wright leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mickey Wright
2. J.H. Taylor
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Mickey Wright1 wins
1 season by age 21 · 1 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Taylor — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | TaylorRetired | WrightRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Open Championships | 5 | — |
| Open runner-up finishes | 6 | — |
| Professional wins | 30 | — |
| Ryder Cup captaincies | 1 | — |
| Career years | 34 | — |
| Major titles | — | 13 |
| LPGA wins | — | 82 |
| Wins in 1963 | — | 13 |
| Vare Trophies | — | 5 |
| Money titles | — | 4 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wright90.7
Taylor90.6
FAQ
Where does Taylor beat Wright?
Taylor scores higher on longevity. Wright leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Taylor vs Wright score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Taylor: 90.6, Wright: 90.7.
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