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Lewis vs Olazábal

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LewisWinner
80.4

Lewis wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Olazábal
78.6

Olazábal wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Stacy Lewis
80.4

Lewis leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World No. 1 in 2013 with two major titles and 13 LPGA wins.

1. Stacy Lewis
80.4
2. José María Olazábal
78.6

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. 🇺🇸 Stacy Lewis5 seasons played · career day 2,92111 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 José María Olazábal5 seasons played · career day 2,19010 wins
-9.1% vs Lewis at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Lewis0000112
🇪🇸 Olazábal0001816

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.

MetricLewisActiveOlazábalActive
Major titles22
LPGA wins13
Weeks at world No. 125
Player of the Year awards2
Vare Trophies2
European Tour wins23
PGA Tour wins6
Ryder Cup appearances7
Ryder Cup points18.5
Dominance w25%7672
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%7884
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8476

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lewis80.4
Olazábal78.6
The people
Lewis
Olazábal

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