I would have to look Snakeyes, but I don't think so, at least as pure fighters.
If I get some time later, I will look into it further but from memory... and this site, which you probably have.
Best Navy Tech Data that I have seen.
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/hist-ac/fighter.htm The Tigercat and the F2G both have comparable low level climb rates.
The F2G is
much faster at sea level, high 390's (399?) compared to 359 of the Tigercat. And both aircraft have Vmax of around 425 (423/21,900 for Tigercat) around 20,000ft.
{Edit: I just checked some numbers 430mph/16,000 ft & 400mph at SL}
Acceleration is probably on the F2G side with 3,500hp at a weight of around 12,000lbs (estimate based on memory) gives it a powerloading of between 3.5lbs/hp - 4.0lbs/hp (for weights higher than 12,000), while the Tigercat has 4760hp at 21476lbs, for a powerloading of 5.8lbs/hp.
Plus the F2G should handle much better than the Tigercat, considering the classical handling of the Corsair airframe, and the higher wing loading (worse turn) 47.2lbs/sqft and two engines off the centerline of the aircraft (poorer roll rate) of the Tigercat.
Firepower, of course would go to the Tigercat, and overall ground attack capability is slightly on the Tigercats side (over standard Corsair, not sure what F2G external stores were like), but both are admireable.
Just a quick and dirty analysis, that would need to be checked (especially the F2G stuff, all from memory), but I think its close.
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Vermillion
**MOL**, Men of Leisure
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