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Trueman vs Laker
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TruemanWinner
90.1Trueman wins: Longevity, Honours
Laker
89.6Laker wins: Peak, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Fred Trueman
90.1
Trueman leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Fred Trueman
2. Jim Laker
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 year1. 🇬🇧 Jim Laker5 years played · career day 2,55686 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Fred Trueman5 years played · career day 2,92185 runs
-1.2% vs Laker at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Trueman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 119 |
| 🇬🇧 Laker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 146 |
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
Trueman90.1
Laker89.6
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