Snead vs Whitworth
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Snead wins: Longevity
Whitworth wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Snead leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. 82 PGA Tour wins — a record that stood for half a century.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Snead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| 🇺🇸 Whitworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
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.
| Metric | SneadRetired | WhitworthRetired |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour wins | 82 | — |
| Major titles | 7 | 6 |
| Masters titles | 3 | — |
| PGA Championships | 3 | — |
| Vardon Trophies | 4 | — |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 7 | — |
| LPGA Tour wins | — | 88 |
| Player of the Year | — | 7 |
| Vare Trophies | — | 7 |
| Money titles | — | 8 |
| Top-10 finishes | — | 480 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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