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MacIntyre vs Harrington

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HarringtonWinner
74.6

Harrington wins: Longevity

MacIntyre
74.4

MacIntyre wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇪 Pádraig Harrington
74.6

Harrington leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back Opens and the 2008 PGA Championship — Ireland's modern major man.

1. Pádraig Harrington
74.6
2. Robert MacIntyre
74.4

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. 🇮🇪 Pádraig Harrington5 seasons played · career day 2,1915 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Robert MacIntyre5 seasons played · career day 2,5552 wins
-60.0% vs Harrington at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 MacIntyre000016
🇮🇪 Harrington000139

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.

MetricMacIntyreActiveHarringtonActive
PGA Tour wins26
DP World Tour wins3
Ryder Cup appearances26
Career-high world ranking11
Olympic appearances1
Major titles3
European Tour wins15
Senior major titles2
Dominance w25%7268
Peak w20%8680
Longevity w20%6280
Honours w20%7474
Statistics w15%8072

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GOAT Rank · the data
Harrington74.6
MacIntyre74.4
The people
MacIntyre
Harrington

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