Leonard v Newcombe

John Newcombe takes it, 6–1 on categories

Newcombe wins on games won. Leonard’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Leonard 188 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.

• Newcombe averages 17.2 games won a match to Leonard’s 10.5 (63% more).
• Newcombe has the better sets won %: 67 to Leonard’s 35.
• Newcombe averages 1.7 sets won a match to Leonard’s 0.8 — 2.1 times as many.
• Best single match: Newcombe 83 games won, Leonard 32.
• Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Leonard’s team won 31% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Newcombe has 773 matches across 14 seasons, Leonard 188 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches, tour finals matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.