Who is better, King or Cochet?
Billie Jean King leads with a GOAT score of 89.8 against 89.5 for Henri Cochet — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Billie Jean King above Henri Cochet: 89.8 vs 89.5. Billie Jean King leads on Longevity. Henri Cochet leads on Peak, Statistics, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →King wins: Longevity
Cochet wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
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King leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 |
| 🇫🇷 Cochet | 0 | 0 | 35 | 78 | 253 | 595 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KingRetired | CochetRetired |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Major singles titles | — | 7 |
| Davis Cup titles | — | 6 |
| French Championships | — | 4 |
| Wimbledon titles | — | 2 |
| Years ranked world number one | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 91 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
Billie Jean King leads with a GOAT score of 89.8 against 89.5 for Henri Cochet — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Cochet scores higher on peak, honours, statistics. King leads on longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. King: 89.8, Cochet: 89.5.
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