Who is better, McKinley or Djokovic?
Novak Djokovic leads with a GOAT score of 97.6 against 78.0 for Chuck McKinley — a gap of 19.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McKinley vs Djokovic
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Novak Djokovic above Chuck McKinley: 97.6 vs 78.0. Novak Djokovic leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
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DjokovicWinner
97.6Djokovic wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
McKinley
78.0McKinley wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic
97.6
Djokovic leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Chuck McKinley
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic11 titles
3 seasons by age 21 · 3.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for McKinley — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | McKinleyRetired | DjokovicActive |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 1 | — |
| Davis Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 1 | — |
| Career-high ranking | 1 | — |
| Davis Cup match wins | 29 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 24 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 428 |
| Masters 1000 titles | — | 40 |
| Career titles | — | 99 |
| Match win % | — | 83.2% |
| Year-end No. 1 finishes | — | 8 |
| Olympic gold | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 99 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 97 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 99 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Djokovic97.6
McKinley78.0
FAQ
Where does McKinley beat Djokovic?
McKinley does not lead any of the five categories; Djokovic is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the McKinley vs Djokovic score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McKinley: 78.0, Djokovic: 97.6.
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