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Lloyd vs Herd

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LloydWinner
76.9

Lloyd wins: no category outright

Herd
76.9

Herd wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Joe Lloyd
76.9

Lloyd leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. US Open champion in 1897, decided by an eagle three at the last.

1. Joe Lloyd
76.9
2. Fred Herd
76.9

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. 🇬🇧 Joe Lloyd5 seasons played · career day 2,19036 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Fred Herd5 seasons played · career day 2,19031 wins
-13.9% vs Lloyd at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Lloyd00092472
🇬🇧 Herd000102262

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.

MetricLloydRetiredHerdRetired
US Open titles11
US Open top-ten finishes33
Career years1716
Winning margin in 1897 (strokes)1
Club professional posts2
First 72-hole US Open won1
Winning margin in 1898 (strokes)7
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7272
Honours w20%7272
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lloyd76.9
Herd76.9
The people
Lloyd
Herd

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