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Miller vs Charles

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MillerWinner
84.6

Miller wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Charles
84.5

Charles wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Johnny Miller
84.6

Miller leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Shot a final-round 63 to win the 1973 US Open and later the 1976 Open.

1. Johnny Miller
84.6
2. Bob Charles
84.5

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. 🇺🇸 Johnny Miller5 seasons played · career day 1,825286 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇿 Bob Charles5 seasons played · career day 1,825197 wins
-31.1% vs Miller at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Miller003074286648
🇳🇿 Charles002557197485

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.

MetricMillerRetiredCharlesRetired
Major titles21
PGA Tour wins256
Lowest US Open final round63
Wins in the 1974 season8
Vardon Trophies1
Champions Tour wins23
Senior major titles2
Professional wins worldwide70
Dominance w25%8478
Peak w20%9688
Longevity w20%7494
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8884

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Miller84.6
Charles84.5
The people
Miller
Charles

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