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Bjørn vs King

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KingWinner
82.2

King wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Bjørn
80.7

Bjørn wins: Longevity

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Betsy King
82.2

King leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Six majors and 34 LPGA titles, with a Hall of Fame induction in 1995.

1. Betsy King
82.2
2. Thomas Bjørn
80.7

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. 🇺🇸 Betsy King5 seasons played · career day 4,38216 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇰 Thomas Bjørn5 seasons played · career day 2,9216 wins
-62.5% vs King at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇰 Bjørn000028
🇺🇸 King000006

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.

MetricBjørnActiveKingRetired
DP World Tour wins15
Ryder Cup appearances3
Ryder Cup wins as captain1
Career-high world ranking6
European Tour seasons27
Major titles6
LPGA Tour wins34
Player of the Year awards3
Vare Trophies1
Solheim Cup appearances5
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8486
Longevity w20%9084
Honours w20%7882
Statistics w15%8282

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
King82.2
Bjørn80.7
The people
Bjørn
King

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