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Newcombe vs Quist

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NewcombeWinner
87.2

Newcombe wins: Dominance, Peak

Quist
86.8

Quist wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 John Newcombe
87.2

Newcombe leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won seven major singles titles and a record haul of major doubles crowns.

1. John Newcombe
87.2
2. Adrian Quist
86.8

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. 🇦🇺 Adrian Quist5 seasons played · career day 1,825261 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 John Newcombe5 seasons played · career day 1,826250 titles
-4.2% vs Quist at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Newcombe004085190543
🇦🇺 Quist003579261608

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.

MetricNewcombeRetiredQuistRetired
Major singles titles73
Wimbledon singles titles3
Major doubles titles1713
Davis Cup titles52
Weeks at world number one8
Australian doubles titles10
Australian Championships3
Dominance w25%8682
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8486
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Newcombe87.2
Quist86.8
The people
Newcombe
Quist

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