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R. Doherty vs Shriver

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
R. DohertyWinner
87.9

R. Doherty wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Shriver
87.4

Shriver wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reginald Doherty
87.9

R. Doherty leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four Wimbledon singles titles and eight doubles titles with his brother.

1. Reginald Doherty
87.9
2. Pam Shriver
87.4

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Titles per season
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reginald Doherty5 seasons played · career day 1,825314 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver5 seasons played · career day 1,82535 titles
-88.9% vs R. Doherty at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 R. Doherty004091314710
🇺🇸 Shriver00383581

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.

MetricR. DohertyRetiredShriverRetired
Wimbledon singles titles4
Wimbledon doubles titles8
Olympic gold medals3
Davis Cup titles4
Major finals8
Grand Slam doubles titles21
Olympic golds1
Calendar Grand Slam in doubles1
WTA doubles titles112
Singles Grand Slam finals1
Dominance w25%8882
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7888
Honours w20%9092
Statistics w15%9086

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GOAT Rank · the data
R. Doherty87.9
Shriver87.4
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R. Doherty
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