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Carner vs Hagen

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HagenWinner
86.3

Hagen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Carner
84.2

Carner wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Walter Hagen
86.3

Hagen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Eleven majors including four straight PGA Championships in match play.

1. Walter Hagen
86.3
2. JoAnne Carner
84.2

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. 🇺🇸 JoAnne Carner5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Walter Hagen5 seasons played · career day 2,5564 wins
-60.0% vs Carner at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇺🇸 Hagen000019

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.

MetricCarnerRetiredHagenRetired
Major titles211
LPGA Tour wins43
US Amateur titles5
Player of the Year awards3
Vare Trophies5
PGA Championships5
Open Championships4
US Open titles2
PGA Tour wins45
Ryder Cup captaincies6
Dominance w25%8086
Peak w20%8689
Longevity w20%9084
Honours w20%8288
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hagen86.3
Carner84.2
The people
Carner
Hagen

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