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Boros vs Anderson

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AndersonWinner
85.5

Anderson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Boros
85.4

Boros wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Willie Anderson
85.5

Anderson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won four US Opens including three in a row from 1903 to 1905.

1. Willie Anderson
85.5
2. Julius Boros
85.4

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Wins per season
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Willie Anderson5 seasons played · career day 1,824280 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Julius Boros5 seasons played · career day 1,825173 wins
-38.2% vs Anderson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Boros002555173398
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Anderson004088280711

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.

MetricBorosRetiredAndersonRetired
Major titles3
PGA Tour wins18
PGA Player of the Year awards2
Ryder Cup appearances4
Age at final major win48
US Open titles4
Consecutive US Open titles3
Western Open titles4
Professional wins11
Top-5 US Open finishes8
Dominance w25%8092
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%9066
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Anderson85.5
Boros85.4
The people
Boros
Anderson

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