Who is better, Nelson or Aaron?
Tommy Aaron leads with a GOAT score of 80.9 against 80.8 for Larry Nelson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Nelson vs Aaron
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tommy Aaron above Larry Nelson: 80.9 vs 80.8. Tommy Aaron leads on Peak, Longevity, Statistics. Larry Nelson leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AaronWinner
80.9Aaron wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Nelson
80.8Nelson wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tommy Aaron
80.9
Aaron leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tommy Aaron
2. Larry Nelson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Larry Nelson5 seasons played · career day 4,7476 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tommy Aaron5 seasons played · career day 4,7472 wins
-66.7% vs Nelson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 🇺🇸 Aaron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Aaron80.9
Nelson80.8
FAQ
Where does Nelson beat Aaron?
Nelson scores higher on dominance, honours. Aaron leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Nelson vs Aaron score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Nelson: 80.8, Aaron: 80.9.
What do you think?
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