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Lawford vs Larned

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LarnedWinner
84.2

Larned wins: Dominance, Honours

Lawford
84.1

Lawford wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 William Larned
84.2

Larned leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Seven-time US Championships winner, five of them in a row from 1907.

1. William Larned
84.2
2. Herbert Lawford
84.1

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. 🇬🇧 Herbert Lawford5 seasons played · career day 1,825300 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 William Larned5 seasons played · career day 1,825237 titles
-21.0% vs Lawford at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Lawford0050105300626
🇺🇸 Larned004084237492

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.

MetricLawfordRetiredLarnedRetired
Wimbledon titles1
Wimbledon finals6
Irish Championships titles3
Seasons played16
Topspin forehand pioneer1
US Championships titles7
Consecutive US titles5
US finals8
Davis Cup titles5
Seasons on tour21
Dominance w25%8084
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8680

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GOAT Rank · the data
Larned84.2
Lawford84.1
The people
Lawford
Larned

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