What sport has the biggest gap between great and just good?

[Colin X]

I’d say boxing/mma



The good ones can put up a good fight, but seeing how much damage they take compared to the GREAT ones is really astonishing.


Like, at a certain point they don’t even look like they belong in the same ring

 

[Jermio]

Men's Tennis is up there. The difference between being #4 and being #95 is huge.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Being human

 

[KingJay]

Individual sports are easy picks

When it comes to team sports, Basketball holds the crown I think. One player can dominate a game unlike in other sports, and when you consider that there are only ~500 players in the entire NBA out of the insanely large population that plays basketball is insane. The gap between a bench player and a star is impossible - hell, the gap between starters and stars or superstars is often unbelievably wide.

 

[Mentch15]

Basketball. In most other sports, a team with one superstar and very little elsewhere doesn't beat a team filled with good players that play the game the way it's supposed to be played. But in basketball, the superstar can just carry the team on his back

 

[Draje]

Basketball. In most other sports, a team with one superstar and very little elsewhere doesn't beat a team filled with good players that play the game the way it's supposed to be played. But in basketball, the superstar can just carry the team on his back

Nah, it's Tennis. A good tennis player has little to no chance at beating a great player, even under the best circumstances.

Tennis values consistency over momentum.

Even the differences on the non-pro levels is insane.

 

[Mentch15]

Nah, it's Tennis. A good tennis player has little to no chance at beating a great player, even under the best circumstances.

Tennis values consistency over momentum.

Even the differences on the non-pro levels is insane.

I feel you but I more meant for team sports, where tennis is an individual sport. But your post makes a lot of sense and I agree with it, you can get hot and win a couple of games but that usually doesn't last against better players