Who is better, Vines or O'Hara Wood?
Pat O'Hara Wood leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.7 for Ellsworth Vines — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Pat O'Hara Wood above Ellsworth Vines: 81.9 vs 81.7. Pat O'Hara Wood leads on Longevity, Statistics. Ellsworth Vines leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →O'Hara Wood wins: Longevity, Statistics
Vines wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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O'Hara Wood leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Vines | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 378 | 685 |
| 🇦🇺 O'Hara Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | VinesRetired | O'Hara WoodRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major singles titles | 3 | — |
| US Championships titles | 2 | — |
| Wimbledon titles | 1 | — |
| World professional titles | 3 | — |
| Years ranked world number one | 3 | — |
| Grand Slam singles titles | — | 2 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 5 |
| Davis Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Wimbledon doubles titles | — | 1 |
| Career years | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
Pat O'Hara Wood leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.7 for Ellsworth Vines — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Vines scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. O'Hara Wood leads on statistics, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Vines: 81.7, O'Hara Wood: 81.9.
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