Ambrose vs Hobbs
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Ambrose wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Hobbs wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Ambrose leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Took 405 Test wickets at under 21 as the spearhead of the West Indies attack.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇬 Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 210 | 638 |
| 🏴 Hobbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 49 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
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