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Miller vs Ames

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AmesWinner
84.9

Ames wins: Longevity, Statistics

Miller
84.6

Miller wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Stephen Ames
84.9

Ames leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Won the 2006 Players Championship by six shots and later starred on the senior tour.

1. Stephen Ames
84.9
2. Johnny Miller
84.6

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. 🇨🇦 Stephen Ames5 seasons played · career day 4,747590 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Johnny Miller5 seasons played · career day 1,825286 wins
-51.5% vs Ames at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Miller003074286648
🇨🇦 Ames00000180

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.

MetricMillerRetiredAmesActive
Major titles2
PGA Tour wins254
Lowest US Open final round63
Wins in the 1974 season8
Vardon Trophies1
Players Championships1
Senior major titles2
PGA Tour Champions wins10
Professional years38
Dominance w25%8476
Peak w20%9692
Longevity w20%7492
Honours w20%8278
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ames84.9
Miller84.6
The people
Miller
Ames

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