Who is better, Newcombe or McEnroe?
John McEnroe leads with a GOAT score of 87.3 against 87.2 for John Newcombe — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Newcombe vs McEnroe
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks John McEnroe above John Newcombe: 87.3 vs 87.2. John McEnroe leads on Statistics. John Newcombe leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
McEnroeWinner
87.3McEnroe wins: Statistics
Newcombe
87.2Newcombe wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 John McEnroe
87.3
McEnroe leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. John McEnroe
2. John Newcombe
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇦🇺 John Newcombe5 seasons played · career day 1,826250 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 John McEnroe5 seasons played · career day 2,55639 titles
-84.4% vs Newcombe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Newcombe | 0 | 0 | 40 | 85 | 190 | 543 |
| 🇺🇸 McEnroe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 59 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | NewcombeRetired | McEnroeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major singles titles | 7 | — |
| Wimbledon singles titles | 3 | — |
| Major doubles titles | 17 | — |
| Davis Cup titles | 5 | — |
| Weeks at world number one | 8 | — |
| Grand Slam singles titles | — | 7 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 9 |
| Career singles titles | — | 77 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 170 |
| Davis Cups | — | 5 |
| Year-end No. 1 | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 89 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
McEnroe87.3
Newcombe87.2
FAQ
Where does Newcombe beat McEnroe?
Newcombe scores higher on honours. McEnroe leads on statistics.
How is the Newcombe vs McEnroe score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Newcombe: 87.2, McEnroe: 87.3.
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