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Davidson vs Parker

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DavidsonWinner
75.4

Davidson wins: Longevity, Honours

Parker
75.3

Parker wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Sven Davidson
75.4

Davidson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. French Championships winner in 1957 and Sweden's first major champion.

1. Sven Davidson
75.4
2. Ernie Parker
75.3

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. 🇸🇪 Sven Davidson5 seasons played · career day 1,825286 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Ernie Parker5 seasons played · career day 2,19119 titles
-93.4% vs Davidson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Davidson004596286626
🇦🇺 Parker00081630

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.

MetricDavidsonRetiredParkerRetired
Major singles titles1
Major singles finals3
Wimbledon doubles titles1
Career-high world ranking3
Seasons on tour14
Grand Slam singles titles1
State championship titles6
Grand Slam finals1
Career years9
Australasian Championships played4
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%7464
Honours w20%7472
Statistics w15%7484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Davidson75.4
Parker75.3
The people
Davidson
Parker

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