Jimmy Connors' Grand Slam Finals Matches

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One way to measure the quality of an opponent in a Grand Slam final is the count the total # of Grand Slam titles the opponent as won - Opponent Grand Slam (OPS). This is in a way somewhat superficial, but it is a quick way of numerically looking at a player's opponent. Here are Jimmy Connors' stats:

8 Grand Slam wins
1) 0 GS, Phil Dent, 1974 Australian Open
2) 8 GS, Ken Rosewall, 1974 Wimbledon
3) 8 GS, Ken Rosewall, 1974 US Open
4) 11 GS, Bjorn Borg, 1976 US Open
5) 11 GS, Bjorn Borg, 1978 US Open
6) 7 GS, John McEnroe, 1982 Wimbledon
7) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1982 US Open
8] 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1983 US Open

Total Win OGS: 61
Avg Win OGS: 7.63

Distribution of Win OGS is:
0, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 11, 11
Hence the Median Win OGS is: 8

7 Grand Slam runner-ups
1) 7 GS, John Newcombe, 1975 Australian Open
2) 3 GS, Arthur Ashe, 1975 Wimbledon
3) 1 GS, Manuel Orantes, 1975 US Open
4) 11 GS, Bjorn Borg, 1977 Wimbledon
5) 4 GS, Guillermo Vilas, 1977 US Open
6) 11 GS, Bjorn Borg, 1978 Wimbledon
7) 7 GS, John McEnroe, 1984 Wimbledon

Total Runner-up OGS: 44
Avg Runner-up OGS: 6.29

The distribution of the Runner-up OGS is:
1, 3, 4, 7, 7, 11, 11
Hence the Median Runner-up OGS is: 7

Overall OGS: 105
Avg Overall OGS: 7.00

Connors' top rivals in Grand Slam finals are Borg and McEnroe.

Connors v. Borg (GS finals): 2-2
Connors v. Borg (overall): 8-13

Connors v. McEnroe (GS finals): 1-1
Connors v. McEnroe (overall): 14-20