Who is better, Lloyd or Sobers?
Clive Lloyd leads with a GOAT score of 91.7 against 91.1 for Garfield Sobers — a gap of 0.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lloyd vs Sobers
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Clive Lloyd above Garfield Sobers: 91.7 vs 91.1. Clive Lloyd leads on Honours, Longevity. Garfield Sobers leads on Statistics, Peak.
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LloydWinner
91.7Lloyd wins: Longevity, Honours
Sobers
91.1Sobers wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Clive Lloyd
91.7
Lloyd leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Clive Lloyd
2. Garfield Sobers
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. 🏴 Garfield Sobers5 years played · career day 2,555281 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Clive Lloyd5 years played · career day 2,92121 runs
-92.5% vs Sobers at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 |
| 🏴 Sobers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 409 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Lloyd91.7
Sobers91.1
FAQ
Where does Sobers beat Lloyd?
Sobers scores higher on peak, statistics. Lloyd leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Lloyd vs Sobers score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lloyd: 91.7, Sobers: 91.1.
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