Who is better, Asbóth or Sears?
József Asbóth leads with a GOAT score of 80.4 against 80.4 for Richard Sears — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores József Asbóth and Richard Sears level at 80.4. József Asbóth leads on Longevity, Statistics. Richard Sears leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Asbóth wins: Longevity, Statistics
Sears wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Asbóth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇺 Asbóth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 🇺🇸 Sears | 0 | 0 | 70 | 149 | 419 | 568 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AsbóthRetired | SearsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 1 | — |
| Hungarian titles | 12 | — |
| World ranking high | 4 | — |
| Davis Cup ties | 20 | — |
| Career span in years | 20 | — |
| US Championships titles | — | 7 |
| US doubles titles | — | 6 |
| Consecutive national titles | — | 7 |
| Singles finals lost | — | 0 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 55 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
József Asbóth leads with a GOAT score of 80.4 against 80.4 for Richard Sears — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Sears scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Asbóth leads on statistics, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Asbóth: 80.4, Sears: 80.4.
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