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Moody vs Niemann

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MoodyWinner
75.1

Moody wins: Peak, Longevity

Niemann
74.8

Niemann wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Orville Moody
75.1

Moody leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Won the 1969 US Open after 14 years in the US Army.

1. Orville Moody
75.1
2. Joaquín Niemann
74.8

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. 🇨🇱 Joaquín Niemann5 seasons played · career day 1,8253 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Orville Moody5 seasons played · career day 2,1911 wins
-66.7% vs Niemann at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Moody000011
🇨🇱 Niemann0001310

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.

MetricMoodyRetiredNiemannActive
Major titles1
PGA Tour wins12
Senior Tour wins11
US Senior Open titles1
Career span in years28
LIV Golf wins7
Presidents Cup appearances3
Career-high world ranking15
Professional wins11
Dominance w25%6274
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%8462
Honours w20%6472
Statistics w15%8082

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GOAT Rank · the data
Moody75.1
Niemann74.8
The people
Moody
Niemann

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