First-class runs
61,760
First-class centuries
199
Test runs
5,410
Test average
56.9
Test centuries
15
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 4 | |
| 1908 | 6 | |
| 1909 | 5 | |
| 1910 | 6 | |
| 1911 | 8 | |
| 1912 | 9 | |
| 1913 | 11 | |
| 1914 | 11 | |
| 1915 | 4 | |
| 1916 | 7 | |
| 1917 | 10 | |
| 1918 | 8 | |
| 1919 | 12 | |
| 1920 | 13 | |
| 1921 | 16 | |
| 1922 | 10 | |
| 1923 | 9 | |
| 1924 | 6 | |
| 1925 | 5 | |
| 1926 | 4 | |
| 1927 | 3 | |
| 1928 | 2 | |
| 1929 | 1 | |
| 1930 | 1 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Cricket Archive
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jack Hobbs ranks #18 in Cricket
Jack Hobbs ranks #18 in Cricket and #417 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.6/100.
The verified career covers 1905–1934 and 24 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: First-class runs 61760, First-class centuries 199, Test runs 5410, Test average 56.94.
Nearest context: ahead Curtly Ambrose (90.7); behind George Headley (90.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jack Hobbs GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hobbs comparisons
Jack Hobbs — frequently asked
- Is Jack Hobbs the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jack Hobbs ranks #18 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 90.6/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Jack Hobbs's GOAT Score?
- 90.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Jack Hobbs rank all time?
- #417 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #18 in Cricket.
- Jack Hobbs vs Curtly Ambrose: who ranks higher?
- Curtly Ambrose ranks higher at 90.7 versus Jack Hobbs at 90.6, a margin of 0.1 points.