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Ferrier vs Scheffler

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FerrierWinner
81.9

Ferrier wins: Longevity

Scheffler
81.8

Scheffler wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Jim Ferrier
81.9

Ferrier leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. First Australian to win a men's major, the 1947 PGA Championship.

1. Jim Ferrier
81.9
2. Scottie Scheffler
81.8

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. 🇦🇺 Jim Ferrier5 seasons played · career day 5,11310 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Scottie Scheffler5 seasons played · career day 2,1906 wins
-40.0% vs Ferrier at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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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.

MetricFerrierRetiredSchefflerActive
Major titles13
PGA Tour wins1816
Australian Open titles2
Australian Amateur titles2
Career span in years36
Masters titles2
Olympic golds1
Player of the Year3
Weeks at No. 1130
Dominance w25%7484
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8866
Honours w20%7680
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ferrier81.9
Scheffler81.8
The people
Ferrier
Scheffler

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