King vs Evert
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Evert wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
King wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Evert leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. A .900 career win rate and at least one major every year for 13 years.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 |
| 🇺🇸 Evert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 43 | 92 |
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.
| Metric | KingRetired | EvertRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 12 | — |
| Grand Slam titles (all) | 39 | — |
| Wimbledon titles (all) | 20 | — |
| Career singles titles | 129 | — |
| Year-end No. 1 | 5 | — |
| Fed Cups | 7 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 18 |
| French Open titles | — | 7 |
| Career titles | — | 157 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 260 |
| Match wins | — | 1,309 |
| Grand Slam semi-finals | — | 52 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 91 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 91 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 91 | 91 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 93 |
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