Lyle vs Caponi
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Lyle wins: Peak, Longevity
Caponi wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Lyle leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Open champion in 1985 and the first British winner of the Masters in 1988.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Lyle | 0 | 0 | 25 | 56 | 188 | 451 |
| 🇺🇸 Caponi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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.
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