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Thompson vs Parnevik

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ThompsonWinner
66.4

Thompson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Parnevik
55.3

Parnevik wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lexi Thompson
66.4

Thompson leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. A major at 19 and eleven LPGA wins as America's longest hitter of her generation.

1. Lexi Thompson
66.4
2. Jesper Parnevik
55.3

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. 🇺🇸 Lexi Thompson5 seasons played · career day 2,1906 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jesper Parnevik5 seasons played · career day 4,3824 wins
-33.3% vs Thompson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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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.

MetricThompsonActiveParnevikRetired
Major titles1
LPGA Tour wins11
Solheim Cup appearances6
Career top-10 finishes100
Ladies European Tour wins2
PGA Tour wins5
European Tour wins6
Ryder Cup appearances3
Major runner-up finishes2
Career worldwide wins11
Dominance w25%6250
Peak w20%7462
Longevity w20%7062
Honours w20%5848
Statistics w15%7056

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GOAT Rank · the data
Thompson66.4
Parnevik55.3
The people
Thompson
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