Who is better, Djokovic or von Cramm?
Novak Djokovic leads with a GOAT score of 97.6 against 85.9 for Gottfried von Cramm — a gap of 11.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Djokovic vs von Cramm
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Novak Djokovic above Gottfried von Cramm: 97.6 vs 85.9. Novak Djokovic leads on Dominance, Honours, Longevity.
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DjokovicWinner
97.6Djokovic wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
von Cramm
85.9von Cramm 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. Gottfried von Cramm
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 von Cramm — 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 | von CrammRetired |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Major singles titles | — | 2 |
| Wimbledon finals | — | 3 |
| French Championships | — | 2 |
| Major doubles titles | — | 3 |
| Years in the world top ten | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 99 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 97 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Djokovic97.6
von Cramm85.9
FAQ
Where does von Cramm beat Djokovic?
von Cramm does not lead any of the five categories; Djokovic is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Djokovic vs von Cramm score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Djokovic: 97.6, von Cramm: 85.9.
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