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Chang vs Björkman

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ChangWinner
84.7

Chang wins: Peak, Statistics

Björkman
84.5

Björkman wins: Longevity, Honours

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Chang
84.7

Chang leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Youngest men's Roland-Garros champion at 17 in 1989.

1. Michael Chang
84.7
2. Jonas Björkman
84.5

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. 🇸🇪 Jonas Björkman5 seasons played · career day 2,92125 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Michael Chang5 seasons played · career day 1,82611 titles
-56.0% vs Björkman at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Chang0013725
🇸🇪 Björkman0000629

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.

MetricChangRetiredBjörkmanRetired
Grand Slam singles titles1
ATP titles34
Career-high ranking2
Davis Cup titles13
Career match wins662
Grand Slam doubles titles9
Weeks at doubles No. 180
ATP doubles titles54
Singles career-high ranking4
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%8286
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Chang84.7
Björkman84.5
The people
Chang
Björkman

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