Who is better, Beem or Grady?
Wayne Grady leads with a GOAT score of 76.4 against 76.0 for Rich Beem — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Wayne Grady above Rich Beem: 76.4 vs 76.0. Wayne Grady leads on Longevity. Rich Beem leads on Honours, Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Grady wins: Longevity
Beem wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Grady leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Beem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 🇦🇺 Grady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BeemRetired | GradyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major championships | 1 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | 3 | 1 |
| PGA Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Seasons on tour | 20 | — |
| Top-25 world ranking | 1 | — |
| Major titles | — | 1 |
| European Tour wins | — | 3 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia wins | — | 5 |
| Presidents Cup appearances | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 64 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 80 |
Wayne Grady leads with a GOAT score of 76.4 against 76.0 for Rich Beem — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Beem scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Grady leads on longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Beem: 76.0, Grady: 76.4.
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