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Bradley vs Mickelson

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BradleyWinner
86.1

Bradley wins: Peak, Honours

Mickelson
85.8

Mickelson wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Pat Bradley
86.1

Bradley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Six majors and the first LPGA player past four million dollars in earnings.

1. Pat Bradley
86.1
2. Phil Mickelson
85.8

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. 🇺🇸 Pat Bradley5 seasons played · career day 2,5569 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Phil Mickelson5 seasons played · career day 2,1919 wins
0.0% vs Bradley at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Bradley0000415
🇺🇸 Mickelson0001414

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.

MetricBradleyRetiredMickelsonActive
Major titles66
LPGA wins31
Player of the Year awards1
Vare Trophy wins1
Solheim Cup appearances3
PGA Tour wins45
Masters titles3
PGA Championships2
Ryder Cup appearances12
Weeks in top 10700
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%8892
Honours w20%8884
Statistics w15%8686

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Bradley86.1
Mickelson85.8
The people
Bradley
Mickelson

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