Santana vs Patterson
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Santana wins: Honours
Patterson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Santana leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Four Grand Slam titles including Wimbledon 1966, Spain's first.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Santana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 |
| 🇦🇺 Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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.
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