Peak vs longevity

Every notable career as one dot: horizontal = career GOAT points (longevity), vertical = best three-consecutive-year window (peak). High-and-left careers burned bright and brief; low-and-right accumulated without a towering prime. Larger dots are Slam champions.

Sharpest peaks

#	Player	Peak 3-yr	Window	Career	Peak share	Era quality
1	🇨🇭 Roger Federer	41,410	2005–2007	168,115	24.6%	50,483
2	🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic	39,945	2014–2016	180,000	22.2%	64,831
3	🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal	34,130	2008–2010	151,410	22.5%	61,472
4	🇺🇸 Pete Sampras	32,515	1993–1995	93,150	34.9%	44,413
5	🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner	31,005	2024–2026	45,255	68.5%	38,885
6	🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz	28,505	2023–2025	40,830	69.8%	42,295
7	🇺🇸 Ivan Lendl	27,370	1985–1987	89,535	30.6%	35,774
8	🇺🇸 Jim Courier	26,445	1991–1993	44,295	59.7%	44,436
9	🇬🇧 Andy Murray	26,435	2014–2016	78,340	33.7%	64,831
10	🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg	26,400	1990–1992	67,275	39.2%	42,620
11	🇦🇺 Rod Laver	25,235	1968–1970	38,355	65.8%	—
12	🇸🇪 Bjorn Borg	24,315	1978–1980	55,975	43.4%	34,104
13	🇩🇪 Boris Becker	22,415	1989–1991	68,770	32.6%	40,922
14	🇷🇴 Ilie Nastase	22,385	1971–1973	47,870	46.8%	46,689
15	🇺🇸 John McEnroe	22,155	1983–1985	64,115	34.6%	32,737
16	🇺🇸 Andre Agassi	21,985	1994–1996	91,445	24.0%	44,780
17	🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors	20,820	1973–1975	87,640	23.8%	42,698
18	🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas	20,205	1976–1978	51,925	38.9%	34,046
19	🇷🇺 Daniil Medvedev	20,055	2021–2023	43,420	46.2%	51,648
20	🇦🇺 Lleyton Hewitt	20,025	2000–2002	44,670	44.8%	40,261
21	🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten	19,845	1999–2001	31,080	63.9%	35,578
22	🇺🇸 Andy Roddick	19,390	2003–2005	47,995	40.4%	41,866
23	🇺🇸 Michael Chang	18,625	1995–1997	49,385	37.7%	42,358
24	🇩🇪 Alexander Zverev	18,520	2024–2026	55,285	33.5%	38,885
25	🇦🇹 Thomas Muster	18,470	1995–1997	38,715	47.7%	42,358

Methodology

Peak = a player's best three consecutive calendar years of GOAT points; longevity = career total. GOAT points value every round reached, scaled per tier (Slam title 2000 anchor). "Peak share" is the peak window as a percentage of the career total — higher means a career more concentrated in its prime. Era quality is the average era strength across the peak window's three seasons — i.e., the mean career GOAT points of everyone who held a top-10 ranking in those years — a measure of how much all-time greatness the player peaked against. Recent windows read lower than they eventually will, because active players' careers are still accumulating points.