Who is better, King or Wills Moody?
Helen Wills Moody leads with a GOAT score of 90.5 against 89.8 for Billie Jean King — a gap of 0.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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King vs Wills Moody
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Helen Wills Moody above Billie Jean King: 90.5 vs 89.8. Helen Wills Moody leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Billie Jean King leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Wills MoodyWinner
90.5Wills Moody wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
King
89.8King wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Helen Wills Moody
90.5
Wills Moody leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Helen Wills Moody
2. Billie Jean King
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. 🇺🇸 Billie Jean King5 seasons played · career day 2,92133 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Helen Wills Moody5 seasons played · career day 3,2869 titles
-72.7% vs King at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 |
| 🇺🇸 Wills Moody | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KingRetired | Wills MoodyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 12 | 19 |
| Grand Slam titles (all) | 39 | — |
| Wimbledon titles (all) | 20 | — |
| Career singles titles | 129 | 100 |
| Year-end No. 1 | 5 | — |
| Fed Cups | 7 | — |
| Wimbledon titles | — | 8 |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| US Championships titles | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 91 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wills Moody90.5
King89.8
FAQ
Where does King beat Wills Moody?
King scores higher on longevity. Wills Moody leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the King vs Wills Moody score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. King: 89.8, Wills Moody: 90.5.
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