Who is better, Ball or Milburn?
Alan Ball leads with a GOAT score of 82.0 against 82.0 for Jackie Milburn — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ball vs Milburn
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Alan Ball and Jackie Milburn level at 82.0. Alan Ball leads on Longevity, Honours. Jackie Milburn leads on Statistics.
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BallWinner
82.0Ball wins: Longevity, Honours
Milburn
82.0Milburn wins: Statistics
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Alan Ball
82.0
Ball leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alan Ball
2. Jackie Milburn
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🏴 Jackie Milburn5 seasons played · career day 2,921392 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Alan Ball5 seasons played · career day 2,190374 goals
-4.6% vs Milburn at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 286 | 632 |
| 🏴 Milburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 482 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ball82.0
Milburn82.0
FAQ
Where does Milburn beat Ball?
Milburn scores higher on statistics. Ball leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Ball vs Milburn score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ball: 82.0, Milburn: 82.0.
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