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Savitt vs Parke

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SavittWinner
81.1

Savitt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Parke
81.0

Parke wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dick Savitt
81.1

Savitt leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won the Australian and Wimbledon titles in the same 1951 season.

1. Dick Savitt
81.1
2. James Cecil Parke
81.0

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. 🇺🇸 Dick Savitt5 seasons played · career day 1,825371 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇪 James Cecil Parke5 seasons played · career day 2,55643 titles
-88.4% vs Savitt at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Savitt0040109371586
🇮🇪 Parke00002546

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.

MetricSavittRetiredParkeRetired
Major singles titles2
Major titles in one year2
Davis Cup wins5
Wimbledon titles1
Australian Championships1
Grand Slam singles titles1
Grand Slam mixed titles2
Davis Cup titles1
Rugby caps for Ireland20
Career years17
Dominance w25%8074
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7080
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Savitt81.1
Parke81.0
The people
Savitt
Parke

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