Who is better, Hockley or Adams?
Valerie Adams leads with a cross-sport score of 84.8 against 84.6 for Debbie Hockley — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hockley vs Adams
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Valerie Adams above Debbie Hockley: 84.8 vs 84.6. Debbie Hockley leads on Statistics, Peak, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Cross-sport verdictgoatrank.world
AdamsWinner
84.8Adams wins: no category outright
Hockley
84.6Hockley wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🇳🇿 Valerie Adams
84.8
88.3 in-sport × 0.96 Global participation & competition depth
Adams leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Valerie Adamsdepth ×0.96
2. Debbie Hockleydepth ×0.94
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · season output1. 🇳🇿 Debbie Hockley5 seasons played · career day 2,921208 output
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇿 Valerie Adams5 seasons played · career day 3,286101.7 output
-51.1% vs Hockley at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Hockley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 264 |
| 🇳🇿 Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.62 | 101.7 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HockleyRetired | AdamsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 88 |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| ODI runs | 4,064 | — |
| ODI matches | 118 | — |
| Test runs | 1,301 | — |
| ODI centuries | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| Win streak | — | 56 |
| Shot put best (m) | — | 21.24 |
| World indoor golds | — | 3 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Adams84.8
Hockley84.6
FAQ
Where does Hockley beat Adams?
Hockley scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Adams leads on no category.
How can athletes from different sports be compared?
Each in-sport GOAT score is multiplied by Competition Depth: Hockley 0.94 (cricket) and Adams 0.96 (athletics). Deeper, more global sports keep more of their score.
What do you think?
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