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Lehman vs Caponi

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LehmanWinner
83.5

Lehman wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Caponi
83.3

Caponi wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Lehman
83.5

Lehman leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Open champion in 1996 and the first player to top the money list on three tours.

1. Tom Lehman
83.5
2. Donna Caponi
83.3

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. 🇺🇸 Donna Caponi5 seasons played · career day 3,2866 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tom Lehman5 seasons played · career day 5,4785 wins
-16.7% vs Caponi at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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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.

MetricLehmanActiveCaponiRetired
Major titles14
PGA Tour wins5
Champions Tour wins12
Ryder Cup appearances3
Money list titles1
LPGA wins24
US Women's Open titles2
Hall of Fame inductions1
LPGA seasons22
Dominance w25%7678
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8884
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lehman83.5
Caponi83.3
The people
Lehman
Caponi

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