Who is better, Bowes or Dempster?
Bill Bowes leads with a GOAT score of 84.7 against 84.7 for Stewie Dempster — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bowes vs Dempster
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Bill Bowes and Stewie Dempster level at 84.7. Bill Bowes leads on Honours. Stewie Dempster leads on Peak, Longevity.
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BowesWinner
84.7Bowes wins: Honours
Dempster
84.7Dempster wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Bill Bowes
84.7
Bowes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bill Bowes
2. Stewie Dempster
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. 🇬🇧 Bill Bowes5 years played · career day 1,826295 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇿 Stewie Dempster5 years played · career day 1,825275 runs
-6.8% vs Bowes at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Bowes | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 222 | 645 |
| 🇳🇿 Dempster | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 585 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BowesRetired | DempsterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class wickets | 1,639 | — |
| First-class average | 16 | 44 |
| Test wickets | 68 | — |
| County championships won | 7 | — |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | 9 | — |
| Test average | — | 65 |
| Test centuries | — | 2 |
| First-class runs | — | 12,145 |
| First-class centuries | — | 35 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bowes84.7
Dempster84.7
FAQ
Where does Dempster beat Bowes?
Dempster scores higher on peak, longevity. Bowes leads on honours.
How is the Bowes vs Dempster score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bowes: 84.7, Dempster: 84.7.
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