Who is better, Ishikawa or Simpson?
Ryo Ishikawa leads with a GOAT score of 77.4 against 77.4 for Webb Simpson — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ishikawa vs Simpson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ryo Ishikawa and Webb Simpson level at 77.4. Ryo Ishikawa leads on Longevity. Webb Simpson leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
IshikawaWinner
77.4Ishikawa wins: Longevity
Simpson
77.4Simpson wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Ryo Ishikawa
77.4
Ishikawa leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ryo Ishikawa
2. Webb Simpson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇯🇵 Ryo Ishikawa5 seasons played · career day 2,19111 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Webb Simpson5 seasons played · career day 2,9213 wins
-72.7% vs Ishikawa at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Ishikawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 🇺🇸 Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | IshikawaActive | SimpsonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Golf Tour wins | 19 | — |
| Japan money list titles | 2 | — |
| Lowest round | 58 | — |
| Presidents Cup appearances | 3 | — |
| Professional seasons | 18 | — |
| Major titles | — | 1 |
| Players Championship titles | — | 1 |
| PGA Tour wins | — | 7 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | — | 2 |
| Career-high world ranking | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ishikawa77.4
Simpson77.4
FAQ
Where does Simpson beat Ishikawa?
Simpson scores higher on honours. Ishikawa leads on longevity.
How is the Ishikawa vs Simpson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ishikawa: 77.4, Simpson: 77.4.
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