Who is better, Larsen or Baddeley?
Art Larsen leads with a GOAT score of 82.9 against 82.8 for Wilfred Baddeley — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Larsen vs Baddeley
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Art Larsen above Wilfred Baddeley: 82.9 vs 82.8. Art Larsen leads on Longevity, Statistics. Wilfred Baddeley leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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LarsenWinner
82.9Larsen wins: Longevity, Statistics
Baddeley
82.8Baddeley wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Art Larsen
82.9
Larsen leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Art Larsen
2. Wilfred Baddeley
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. 🇺🇸 Art Larsen5 seasons played · career day 1,825386 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Wilfred Baddeley5 seasons played · career day 1,825373 titles
-3.4% vs Larsen at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Larsen | 0 | 0 | 55 | 123 | 386 | 638 |
| 🏴 Baddeley | 0 | 0 | 45 | 141 | 373 | 521 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LarsenRetired | BaddeleyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 1 | — |
| US clay court titles | 3 | — |
| Davis Cup ties | 2 | — |
| Seasons played | 10 | — |
| World top-ten rankings | 5 | — |
| Wimbledon singles titles | — | 3 |
| Wimbledon doubles titles | — | 4 |
| Wimbledon finals | — | 6 |
| Age at first title | — | 19 |
| Seasons in competition | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Larsen82.9
Baddeley82.8
FAQ
Where does Baddeley beat Larsen?
Baddeley scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Larsen leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Larsen vs Baddeley score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Larsen: 82.9, Baddeley: 82.8.
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