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Nagle vs Aaron
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AaronWinner
80.9Aaron wins: Peak, Statistics
Nagle
80.8Nagle wins: Dominance
Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tommy Aaron
80.9
Aaron leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Masters champion in 1973 and a two-time Ryder Cup player.
1. Tommy Aaron
2. Kel Nagle
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 season1. 🇦🇺 Kel Nagle5 seasons played · career day 1,825171 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tommy Aaron5 seasons played · career day 4,7472 wins
-98.8% vs Nagle at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Nagle | 0 | 0 | 25 | 55 | 171 | 389 |
| 🇺🇸 Aaron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.
| Metric | NagleRetired | AaronRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 1 | — |
| Professional wins | 80 | — |
| Australian Open titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup team titles | 2 | — |
| Seasons played | 35 | — |
| Major championships | — | 1 |
| PGA Tour wins | — | 3 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | — | 2 |
| Masters titles | — | 1 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 35 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Aaron80.9
Nagle80.8
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