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García vs Snead

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GarcíaWinner
89.2

García wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

Snead
89.0

Snead wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Sergio García
89.2

García leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Masters champion in 2017 and Europe's all-time leading Ryder Cup points scorer.

1. Sergio García
89.2
2. Sam Snead
89.0

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. 🇺🇸 Sam Snead5 seasons played · career day 2,92125 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Sergio García5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 wins
-68.0% vs Snead at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇪🇸 García0013817
🇺🇸 Snead00001328

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.

MetricGarcíaActiveSneadRetired
Major titles17
PGA Tour wins1182
European Tour wins16
Ryder Cup points28.5
Ryder Cup appearances107
Masters titles3
PGA Championships3
Vardon Trophies4
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%9296
Honours w20%8886
Statistics w15%9290

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GOAT Rank · the data
García89.2
Snead89.0
The people
García
Snead

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