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Bjørn vs Rawls

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RawlsWinner
82.3

Rawls wins: Dominance, Honours

Bjørn
80.7

Bjørn wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Betsy Rawls
82.3

Rawls leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Eight majors including four US Women's Opens in the LPGA's founding era.

1. Betsy Rawls
82.3
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 Rawls5 seasons played · career day 1,82515 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇰 Thomas Bjørn5 seasons played · career day 2,9216 wins
-60.0% vs Rawls at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇰 Bjørn000028
🇺🇸 Rawls00131529

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.

MetricBjørnActiveRawlsRetired
DP World Tour wins15
Ryder Cup appearances3
Ryder Cup wins as captain1
Career-high world ranking6
European Tour seasons27
Major titles8
LPGA Tour wins55
US Women's Open titles4
Vare Trophies1
Money list titles2
Dominance w25%7280
Peak w20%8484
Longevity w20%9082
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rawls82.3
Bjørn80.7
The people
Bjørn
Rawls

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