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Perry vs R. Doherty

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PerryWinner
88.2

Perry wins: Dominance, Honours

R. Doherty
87.9

R. Doherty wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Fred Perry
88.2

Perry leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. First man to complete the career Grand Slam, with eight major singles titles.

1. Fred Perry
88.2
2. Reginald Doherty
87.9

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reginald Doherty5 seasons played · career day 1,825314 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Fred Perry5 seasons played · career day 1,825312 titles
-0.6% vs R. Doherty at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Perry004599312682
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 R. Doherty004091314710

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.

MetricPerryRetiredR. DohertyRetired
Major singles titles8
Wimbledon titles3
US Championships titles3
Davis Cup titles44
Years ranked world number one4
Wimbledon singles titles4
Wimbledon doubles titles8
Olympic gold medals3
Major finals8
Dominance w25%9088
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%7878
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Perry88.2
R. Doherty87.9
The people
Perry
R. Doherty

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