King vs Sampras
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Sampras wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
King wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Sampras leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Six straight year-end No. 1 finishes and seven Wimbledon crowns.
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 |
| 🇺🇸 Sampras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 |
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 | SamprasRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 12 | — |
| Grand Slam titles (all) | 39 | — |
| Wimbledon titles (all) | 20 | — |
| Career singles titles | 129 | — |
| Year-end No. 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Fed Cups | 7 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 14 |
| Wimbledon titles | — | 7 |
| Career titles | — | 64 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 286 |
| Davis Cups | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 91 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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