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Falkenburg vs Trabert

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FalkenburgWinner
82.1

Falkenburg wins: Longevity, Statistics

Trabert
82.1

Trabert wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bob Falkenburg
82.1

Falkenburg leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Saved three match points to win Wimbledon in 1948.

1. Bob Falkenburg
82.1
2. Tony Trabert
82.1

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
1. 🇺🇸 Bob Falkenburg5 seasons played · career day 1,826366 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tony Trabert5 seasons played · career day 1,825338 titles
-7.7% vs Falkenburg at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Falkenburg0050112270670
🇺🇸 Trabert0048106338680

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.

MetricFalkenburgRetiredTrabertRetired
Grand Slam singles titles1
Wimbledon doubles titles1
Match points saved in the 1948 final3
Seasons played12
US doubles titles1
Major singles titles5
Majors won in 19553
French titles2
Davis Cup titles1
Major doubles titles5
Dominance w25%7882
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%7670
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8480

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GOAT Rank · the data
Falkenburg82.1
Trabert82.1
The people
Falkenburg
Trabert

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