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Johnston vs Krajicek

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JohnstonWinner
80.4

Johnston wins: Dominance, Honours

Krajicek
80.3

Krajicek wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bill Johnston
80.4

Johnston leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time major champion and Bill Tilden's great domestic rival.

1. Bill Johnston
80.4
2. Richard Krajicek
80.3

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 Johnston5 seasons played · career day 1,825373 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Richard Krajicek5 seasons played · career day 2,5558 titles
-97.9% vs Johnston at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Johnston0055120373689
🇳🇱 Krajicek0000513

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.

MetricJohnstonRetiredKrajicekRetired
Major singles titles3
US Championships titles2
Wimbledon titles1
Davis Cup titles6
Major finals8
Grand Slam singles titles1
ATP titles17
Career-high ranking4
Masters titles2
Career match wins411
Dominance w25%8074
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7278
Honours w20%8076
Statistics w15%8084

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Johnston80.4
Krajicek80.3
The people
Johnston
Krajicek

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