Who is better, King or Laver?
Rod Laver leads with a GOAT score of 93.1 against 89.8 for Billie Jean King — a gap of 3.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
King vs Laver
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Rod Laver above Billie Jean King: 93.1 vs 89.8. Rod Laver leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Billie Jean King leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LaverWinner
93.1Laver wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
King
89.8King wins: Longevity
Candidates
Locked to TennisShareable URL · /compare/billie-jean-king-vs-rod-laver
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Rod Laver
93.1
Laver leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rod Laver
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. 🇦🇺 Rod Laver5 seasons played · career day 3,28747 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Billie Jean King5 seasons played · career day 2,92133 titles
-29.8% vs Laver at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 |
| 🇦🇺 Laver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KingRetired | LaverRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 12 | — |
| Grand Slam titles (all) | 39 | — |
| Wimbledon titles (all) | 20 | — |
| Career singles titles | 129 | — |
| Year-end No. 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Fed Cups | 7 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 11 |
| Calendar Grand Slams | — | 2 |
| Career titles | — | 200 |
| Davis Cups | — | 5 |
| Match wins | — | 1,000 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 91 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 93 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Laver93.1
King89.8
FAQ
Where does King beat Laver?
King scores higher on longevity. Laver leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the King vs Laver score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. King: 89.8, Laver: 93.1.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for King vs Laver. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.