Who is better, Alley or Douglas?
Bill Alley leads with a GOAT score of 85.3 against 85.3 for Johnny Douglas — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Alley vs Douglas
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Bill Alley and Johnny Douglas level at 85.3. Bill Alley leads on Statistics, Longevity, Peak. Johnny Douglas leads on Honours.
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AlleyWinner
85.3Alley wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Douglas
85.3Douglas wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Bill Alley
85.3
Alley leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bill Alley
2. Johnny Douglas
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 year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇬🇧 Johnny Douglas5 years played · career day 1,825275 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Bill Alley5 years played · career day 1,825256 runs
-6.9% vs Douglas at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Alley | 0 | 0 | 45 | 93 | 256 | 518 |
| 🇬🇧 Douglas | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 582 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AlleyRetired | DouglasRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in the 1961 season | 3,019 | — |
| First-class runs | 19,612 | 24,531 |
| First-class wickets | 768 | 1,893 |
| First-class centuries | 31 | — |
| Seasons played | 23 | — |
| Olympic boxing gold medals | — | 1 |
| Tests as captain | — | 18 |
| Test wickets | — | 45 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Alley85.3
Douglas85.3
FAQ
Where does Douglas beat Alley?
Douglas scores higher on honours. Alley leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Alley vs Douglas score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Alley: 85.3, Douglas: 85.3.
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