Who is better, Bowrey or Noah?
Yannick Noah leads with a GOAT score of 79.4 against 79.3 for Bill Bowrey — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bowrey vs Noah
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yannick Noah above Bill Bowrey: 79.4 vs 79.3. Yannick Noah leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Bill Bowrey leads on Statistics, Longevity.
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NoahWinner
79.4Noah wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Bowrey
79.3Bowrey wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Yannick Noah
79.4
Noah leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yannick Noah
2. Bill Bowrey
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. 🇫🇷 Yannick Noah5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Bill Bowrey5 seasons played · career day 2,19088 titles
-71.4% vs Noah at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Bowrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 80 | 105 |
| 🇫🇷 Noah | 0 | 0 | 45 | 98 | 308 | 665 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BowreyRetired | NoahRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 1 | — |
| Davis Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Career singles titles | 9 | 23 |
| Grand Slam quarter-finals | 6 | — |
| Career years | 14 | — |
| Major singles titles | — | 1 |
| Career doubles titles | — | 16 |
| Career-high world ranking | — | 3 |
| Davis Cup titles as player | — | 0 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Noah79.4
Bowrey79.3
FAQ
Where does Bowrey beat Noah?
Bowrey scores higher on statistics, longevity. Noah leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Bowrey vs Noah score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bowrey: 79.3, Noah: 79.4.
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