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McNeill vs Chang

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McNeillWinner
85.0

McNeill wins: Dominance, Honours

Chang
84.7

Chang wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Don McNeill
85.0

McNeill leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won the 1939 French title and the 1940 US Championships.

1. Don McNeill
85.0
2. Michael Chang
84.7

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. 🇺🇸 Don McNeill5 seasons played · career day 1,826378 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Michael Chang5 seasons played · career day 1,82611 titles
-97.1% vs McNeill at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 McNeill0055120282706
🇺🇸 Chang0013725

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.

MetricMcNeillRetiredChangRetired
Grand Slam singles titles21
US doubles titles1
Davis Cup ties2
Seasons played15
World number one rankings1
ATP titles34
Career-high ranking2
Davis Cup titles1
Career match wins662
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8086
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
McNeill85.0
Chang84.7
The people
McNeill
Chang

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