Who is better, Djokovic or Sears?
Novak Djokovic leads with a GOAT score of 97.6 against 80.4 for Richard Sears — a gap of 17.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Djokovic vs Sears
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Novak Djokovic above Richard Sears: 97.6 vs 80.4. Novak Djokovic leads on Longevity, Statistics, Honours.
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DjokovicWinner
97.6Djokovic wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Sears
80.4Sears 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. Richard Sears
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 Sears — 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 | SearsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| US Championships titles | — | 7 |
| US doubles titles | — | 6 |
| Consecutive national titles | — | 7 |
| Singles finals lost | — | 0 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 99 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 97 | 55 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Djokovic97.6
Sears80.4
FAQ
Where does Sears beat Djokovic?
Sears does not lead any of the five categories; Djokovic is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Djokovic vs Sears score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Djokovic: 97.6, Sears: 80.4.
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