Who is better, Murray or Smith?
Robert Lindley Murray leads with a GOAT score of 81.5 against 81.5 for Stan Smith — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Robert Lindley Murray and Stan Smith level at 81.5. Robert Lindley Murray leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak. Stan Smith leads on Longevity.
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MurrayWinner
81.5Murray wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Smith
81.5Smith wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Robert Lindley Murray
81.5
Murray leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Robert Lindley Murray
2. Stan Smith
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Robert Lindley Murray5 seasons played · career day 1,825378 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Stan Smith5 seasons played · career day 1,826358 titles
-5.3% vs Murray at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Murray | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 378 | 494 |
| 🇺🇸 Smith | 0 | 0 | 48 | 108 | 263 | 688 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MurrayRetired | SmithRetired |
|---|---|---|
| US singles titles | 2 | — |
| US finals | 2 | — |
| Seasons played | 7 | — |
| World number one rankings | 1 | — |
| Consecutive titles | 2 | — |
| Major singles titles | — | 2 |
| Major doubles titles | — | 5 |
| Davis Cup titles | — | 7 |
| Career singles titles | — | 39 |
| Year-end world number one | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Murray81.5
Smith81.5
FAQ
Where does Smith beat Murray?
Smith scores higher on longevity. Murray leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Murray vs Smith score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Murray: 81.5, Smith: 81.5.
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