Tiger was the for sure, without a doubt the #1 player in the world. There are few players you can even look at to compare to really because you are not talking a Michael Coltraine or Jon Kucharo level player, you are instead talking an Efren Reyes, Mike Sigel, Earl Strickland level of player.
I can think of few who have slipped to the degree that Tiger has, while still in what should be their prime years for competition. Afew people who I would say are pretty big falls.
Allen Hopkins: This is a guy who was right there at the top of the game in the early 80's. He seemed to go from top 5 status to nowhere in a short period of time where age should not have been a factor.
Corey Deuel: He still shoots great, but in his early 20's when he won the US Open he became the #1 player in the world at a super young age and it looked like he would be one of the most dominant players in the world for the next 20+ years. I and alot of other people were expecting a lot of dominance from Deuel, a career of wins and high finishes every year like we saw from Efren or Earl in their primes. Instead he really fell off, still a quality player but nothing like what I expected from him.
Those two are as close to Tiger as pool has to offer IMO. Neither were quite THAT clearly the #1 player and nowhere near for that long. In truth if a players name is not Earl, Efren, Mike, Luther, or Buddy you cannot call them a "Tiger Woods at his peak" type of player, and none of those guys had a fall like Tiger in their prime so noone in pool is even close to a story like Tiger.
the good thing is I will finish this year at a 5.5 handicap, AND I hit balls every day down the basement on my table. 
