Patten v Teacher

Brian Teacher takes it, 6–2 on categories

Teacher wins on games won. Van Patten’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Van Patten 225 matches, Teacher 563 matches.

• Van Patten has 1 title (one every 25 matches) to Teacher’s 8 titles (one every 50 matches).
• Teacher averages 13.2 games won a match to Van Patten’s 11.4 (16% more).
• Teacher averages 1.4 sets won a match to Van Patten’s 1.2 (21% more).
• Winners’ edge: Teacher’s team won 59%, Van Patten’s team won 48% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Teacher has 563 matches across 15 seasons, Van Patten 225 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): 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.