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McGrath vs McLoughlin

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McLoughlinWinner
80.3

McLoughlin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

McGrath
80.2

McGrath wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Maurice McLoughlin
80.3

McLoughlin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The 'California Comet' who won back-to-back US Championships.

1. Maurice McLoughlin
80.3
2. Vivian McGrath
80.2

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. 🇦🇺 Vivian McGrath5 seasons played · career day 2,19129 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Maurice McLoughlin5 seasons played · career day 1,82515 titles
-48.3% vs McGrath at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇺🇸 McLoughlin00131522

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.

MetricMcGrathRetiredMcLoughlinRetired
Grand Slam singles titles1
Grand Slam doubles titles12
Davis Cup ties played12
Grand Slam finals2
Career years17
US Championships titles2
Davis Cup titles1
World No. 1 rankings1
Career span in years11
Dominance w25%7480
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7868
Honours w20%7680
Statistics w15%8682

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GOAT Rank · the data
McLoughlin80.3
McGrath80.2
The people
McGrath
McLoughlin

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