H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

John James vs Butch Walts H2H: 0-1

Butch Walts holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Butch Walts leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Butch Walts won the 1979 San Jose round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Butch Walts
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Butch Walts #30 6-1 6-2 John James #87 Match data Apr 20, 1979* R16 San Jose ATP 250 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
John James #808 #81 28 1,682 98 144 40.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Butch Walts #755 #30 0 1,915 140 135 50.9% 0 0 0 0 4 4

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age John James Butch Walts
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — 1975 0–3 0.0% #396 1,482 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1976 16–13 55.2% #79 1,667 0 1
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1977 21–19 52.5% #50 1,760 0 2
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1978 13–20 39.4% #116 1,661 0 2
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1979 40–22 64.5% #39 1,870 0 4
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1980 22–23 48.9% #47 1,808 0 4
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1981 15–17 46.9% #85 1,707 0 4
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1982 3–5 37.5% #99 1,681 0 4
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1983 9–10 47.4% #473 1,679 0 4
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1984 1–3 25.0% #311 1,658 0 4
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age John James Butch Walts
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1976 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1977 2 6 8 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1978 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 11 13 15.4%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1979 19 11 30 63.3% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 18 6 24 75.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 12 22 45.5%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1982 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1983 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 56 50 106 52.8% 13 20 33 39.4% 9 11 20 45.0% 62 54 116 53.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age John James Butch Walts
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 1968 1517 105.8 — — — — — — +24 56.5% +0.69 1–2 (33%) — — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1483 98.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — 0.00
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1976 1668 134.5 — — — — +66 — — 52.9% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.37
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1977 1760 136.6 — — — — +14 -163 -178 51.5% -0.20 7–7 (50%) 10–3 (77%) — +0.08
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1978 1661 120.5 — — — — +38 -90 — 41.0% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.44
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1979 1871 154.6 — — — — +71 -274 — 60.0% +0.68 15–7 (68%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.43
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1980 1808 150.4 — — — — +41 -210 -193 49.5% -0.08 4–7 (36%) 8–8 (50%) — -4.84
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1981 1708 135.2 — — — — +45 -82 — 46.3% -0.18 7–7 (50%) 9–10 (47%) — +0.04
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1982 1681 118.9 — — — — +33 — — 36.8% -1.16 1–0 1–0 — -0.15
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1983 1680 127.1 — — — — +24 — — 45.7% -0.04 5–3 (63%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.79
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1984 1659 107.4 — — — — +24 — — 33.3% -1.22 0–1 1–1 — -0.15
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 1915 145.5 — — — — +47 -172 -183 50.0% -0.09 49–40 (55%) 58–49 (54%) 105.5 -0.36

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.