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Graham vs Herd
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HerdWinner
76.9Herd wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Graham
76.8Graham wins: Longevity
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Fred Herd
76.9
Herd leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won the first 72-hole US Open, in 1898.
1. Fred Herd
2. Lou Graham
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. 🇬🇧 Fred Herd5 seasons played · career day 2,19031 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lou Graham5 seasons played · career day 2,9215 wins
-83.9% vs Herd at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 🇬🇧 Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 62 |
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 | GrahamRetired | HerdRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 1 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | 6 | — |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 3 | — |
| PGA Tour top-tens | 70 | — |
| Career span in years | 27 | — |
| US Open titles | — | 1 |
| First 72-hole US Open won | — | 1 |
| US Open top-ten finishes | — | 3 |
| Career years | — | 16 |
| Winning margin in 1898 (strokes) | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 64 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Herd76.9
Graham76.8
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