Edwards v Gottfried

Brian Gottfried takes it, 8–1 on categories

Gottfried wins on games won. Edwards’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Edwards 221 matches, Gottfried 1,023 matches.

• Edwards has 1 title (one every 25 matches) to Gottfried’s 24 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
• Gottfried has the better sets won %: 63.9 to Edwards’s 42.4.
• Gottfried averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Edwards’ 1.5.
• Winners’ edge: Gottfried’s team won 68%, Edwards’s team won 39% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Gottfried has 1,023 matches across 15 seasons, Edwards 221 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, 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.