Who is better, Cork or Bakewell?
Fred Bakewell leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.8 for Dominic Cork — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cork vs Bakewell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Fred Bakewell above Dominic Cork: 81.9 vs 81.8. Fred Bakewell leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Dominic Cork leads on Longevity.
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BakewellWinner
81.9Bakewell wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Cork
81.8Cork wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Fred Bakewell
81.9
Bakewell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Fred Bakewell
2. Dominic Cork
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. 🇬🇧 Fred Bakewell5 years played · career day 1,826340 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Dominic Cork5 years played · career day 1,825325 runs
-4.4% vs Bakewell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Cork | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 325 | 683 |
| 🇬🇧 Bakewell | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 254 | 610 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CorkRetired | BakewellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 131 | — |
| Test hat-tricks | 1 | — |
| Best innings figures on debut | 7 | — |
| First-class wickets | 989 | — |
| Tests played | 37 | — |
| Test runs | — | 409 |
| Test centuries | — | 1 |
| First-class runs | — | 14,570 |
| First-class centuries | — | 31 |
| Highest score | — | 257 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bakewell81.9
Cork81.8
FAQ
Where does Cork beat Bakewell?
Cork scores higher on longevity. Bakewell leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Cork vs Bakewell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cork: 81.8, Bakewell: 81.9.
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