Who is better, Marble or Courier?
Alice Marble leads with a GOAT score of 83.7 against 83.6 for Jim Courier — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Marble vs Courier
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alice Marble above Jim Courier: 83.7 vs 83.6. Alice Marble leads on Dominance, Statistics. Jim Courier leads on Longevity.
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MarbleWinner
83.7Marble wins: Dominance, Statistics
Courier
83.6Courier wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Alice Marble
83.7
Marble leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alice Marble
2. Jim Courier
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Jim Courier5 seasons played · career day 1,826378 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Alice Marble5 seasons played · career day 2,55610 titles
-97.4% vs Courier at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Marble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 🇺🇸 Courier | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 282 | 686 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MarbleRetired | CourierRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 5 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 6 | — |
| Grand Slam mixed titles | 8 | — |
| World No. 1 years | 4 | — |
| Wightman Cup wins | 4 | — |
| Major singles titles | — | 4 |
| Weeks at world number one | — | 58 |
| Career singles titles | — | 23 |
| Davis Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Major finals | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Marble83.7
Courier83.6
FAQ
Where does Courier beat Marble?
Courier scores higher on longevity. Marble leads on dominance, statistics.
How is the Marble vs Courier score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Marble: 83.7, Courier: 83.6.
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