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Bowrey vs Kriek

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KriekWinner
79.4

Kriek wins: Peak, Longevity, Honours

Bowrey
79.3

Bowrey wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Johan Kriek
79.4

Kriek leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back Australian Open titles in 1981 and 1982.

1. Johan Kriek
79.4
2. Bill Bowrey
79.3

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇦🇺 Bill Bowrey5 seasons played · career day 2,19088 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Johan Kriek5 seasons played · career day 2,55511 titles
-87.5% vs Bowrey at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Bowrey0003080105
🇺🇸 Kriek0000614

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.

MetricBowreyRetiredKriekRetired
Grand Slam singles titles12
Davis Cup titles1
Career singles titles9
Grand Slam quarter-finals6
Career years14
ATP titles14
Career-high ranking7
Career match wins440
Grand Slam finals2
Dominance w25%7270
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%7476
Statistics w15%8682

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Kriek79.4
Bowrey79.3
The people
Bowrey
Kriek

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