Bengtson v Smith

Stan Smith takes it, 7–1 on categories

Smith wins on titles. Bengtson’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Bengtson 62 matches, Smith 1,074 matches.

• Smith has 50 titles (one every 20 matches) to Bengtson’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
• Smith averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Bengtson’s 1.4.
• Smith averages 11.5 games lost a match to Bengtson’s 15.
• Winners’ edge: Smith’s team won 72%, Bengtson’s team won 53% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Smith has 1,074 matches across 18 seasons, Bengtson 62 in 3 — 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.