Who is better, Trueman or Heyhoe Flint?
Rachael Heyhoe Flint leads with a GOAT score of 90.2 against 90.1 for Fred Trueman — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Rachael Heyhoe Flint above Fred Trueman: 90.2 vs 90.1. Rachael Heyhoe Flint leads on Honours. Fred Trueman leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Heyhoe Flint wins: Honours
Trueman wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Heyhoe Flint leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Trueman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 119 |
| 🇬🇧 Heyhoe Flint | 0 | 0 | 20 | 48 | 122 | 392 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TruemanRetired | Heyhoe FlintRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 307 | — |
| First-class wickets | 2,304 | — |
| Test bowling average | 21.6 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 17 | — |
| Test matches | 67 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Tests played | — | 22 |
| Test runs | — | 1,594 |
| Test average | — | 45.54 |
| Tests as captain without defeat | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
Rachael Heyhoe Flint leads with a GOAT score of 90.2 against 90.1 for Fred Trueman — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Trueman scores higher on statistics, longevity. Heyhoe Flint leads on honours.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Trueman: 90.1, Heyhoe Flint: 90.2.
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