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Brookes vs Rice

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BrookesWinner
82.1

Brookes wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Rice
82.1

Rice wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Norman Brookes
82.1

Brookes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First overseas Wimbledon champion and a three-time major winner.

1. Norman Brookes
82.1
2. Horace Rice
82.1

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. 🇦🇺 Norman Brookes5 seasons played · career day 1,825356 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Horace Rice5 seasons played · career day 5,47721 titles
-94.1% vs Brookes at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Brookes0048108356696
🇦🇺 Rice000000

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.

MetricBrookesRetiredRiceRetired
Major singles titles3
Wimbledon titles2
Australasian titles1
Davis Cup titles4
Major finals5
Grand Slam singles titles1
Grand Slam doubles titles1
Grand Slam finals4
Career years36
Age at last Grand Slam final48
Dominance w25%8272
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7494
Honours w20%8474
Statistics w15%8086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Brookes82.1
Rice82.1
The people
Brookes
Rice

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