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Clothier vs Wilander

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ClothierWinner
82.5

Clothier wins: Longevity

Wilander
82.4

Wilander wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 William Clothier
82.5

Clothier leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. US national champion in 1906 and a Davis Cup player.

1. William Clothier
82.5
2. Mats Wilander
82.4

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.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Titles per season
1. 🇺🇸 William Clothier5 seasons played · career day 1,825322 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander5 seasons played · career day 2,55619 titles
-94.1% vs Clothier at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Clothier0050107322667
🇸🇪 Wilander0000530

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.

MetricClothierRetiredWilanderRetired
US singles titles1
US finals2
Davis Cup ties2
Seasons played15
National rankings in top ten8
Grand Slam titles7
French Open titles3
Career titles33
Weeks at No. 120
Davis Cups3
Grand Slam finals11
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%8889
Longevity w20%8278
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Clothier82.5
Wilander82.4
The people
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