Who is better, Djokovic or Patterson?
Novak Djokovic leads with a GOAT score of 97.6 against 84.2 for Gerald Patterson — a gap of 13.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Djokovic vs Patterson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Novak Djokovic above Gerald Patterson: 97.6 vs 84.2. Novak Djokovic leads on Dominance, Honours, Longevity.
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DjokovicWinner
97.6Djokovic wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Patterson
84.2Patterson 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. Gerald Patterson
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 Patterson — 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 | DjokovicActive | PattersonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Grand Slam singles titles | — | 3 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 5 |
| Davis Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Wimbledon titles | — | 2 |
| Career span in years | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 99 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 97 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Djokovic97.6
Patterson84.2
FAQ
Where does Patterson beat Djokovic?
Patterson does not lead any of the five categories; Djokovic is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Djokovic vs Patterson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Djokovic: 97.6, Patterson: 84.2.
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