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Azinger vs Nordqvist

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AzingerWinner
80.2

Azinger wins: Dominance, Peak

Nordqvist
80.1

Nordqvist wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Paul Azinger
80.2

Azinger leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. PGA Championship winner in 1993 and the winning 2008 Ryder Cup captain.

1. Paul Azinger
80.2
2. Anna Nordqvist
80.1

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. 🇺🇸 Paul Azinger5 seasons played · career day 1,825185 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Anna Nordqvist5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 wins
-96.8% vs Azinger at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Azinger002556185438
🇸🇪 Nordqvist0023611

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.

MetricAzingerRetiredNordqvistActive
Major titles13
PGA Tour wins12
Ryder Cup appearances4
PGA Player of the Year awards1
Top-10 major finishes15
LPGA wins9
Solheim Cup appearances8
Ladies European Tour wins5
Olympic appearances3
Dominance w25%7674
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%8084
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8080

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Azinger80.2
Nordqvist80.1
The people
Azinger
Nordqvist

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