Vines vs Hartley
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Vines wins: Dominance, Honours
Hartley wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Vines leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won three majors before dominating the professional tour of the 1930s.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Vines | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 378 | 685 |
| 🇬🇧 Hartley | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 35 |
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.
| Metric | VinesRetired | HartleyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major singles titles | 3 | — |
| US Championships titles | 2 | — |
| Wimbledon titles | 1 | 2 |
| World professional titles | 3 | — |
| Years ranked world number one | 3 | — |
| Wimbledon finals | — | 3 |
| Consecutive titles | — | 2 |
| Career years | — | 13 |
| Wimbledon appearances | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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