Who is better, Wood or Edberg?
Sidney Wood leads with a GOAT score of 83.4 against 83.4 for Stefan Edberg — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Wood vs Edberg
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Sidney Wood and Stefan Edberg level at 83.4. Sidney Wood leads on Peak. Stefan Edberg leads on Longevity.
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WoodWinner
83.4Wood wins: Peak
Edberg
83.4Edberg wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sidney Wood
83.4
Wood leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sidney Wood
2. Stefan Edberg
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. 🇺🇸 Sidney Wood5 seasons played · career day 1,825375 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg5 seasons played · career day 2,19116 titles
-95.7% vs Wood at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Wood | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 375 | 715 |
| 🇸🇪 Edberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 33 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WoodRetired | EdbergRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 1 | — |
| Age at Wimbledon title | 19 | — |
| Davis Cup ties | 7 | — |
| Seasons played | 19 | — |
| US semi-finals | 2 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 6 |
| Career titles | — | 42 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 72 |
| Davis Cups | — | 4 |
| Junior Grand Slams | — | 1 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wood83.4
Edberg83.4
FAQ
Where does Edberg beat Wood?
Edberg scores higher on longevity. Wood leads on peak.
How is the Wood vs Edberg score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wood: 83.4, Edberg: 83.4.
What do you think?
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