Who is better, Sobers or Sobers?
Garry Sobers leads with a GOAT score of 92.7 against 91.1 for Garfield Sobers — a gap of 1.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sobers vs Sobers
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Garry Sobers above Garfield Sobers: 92.7 vs 91.1. Garry Sobers leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SobersWinner
92.7Sobers wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Sobers
91.1Sobers wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇧 Garry Sobers
92.7
Sobers leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Garry Sobers
2. Garfield Sobers
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. 🏴 Garfield Sobers5 years played · career day 2,555281 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇧 Garry Sobers5 years played · career day 2,190267 runs
-5.0% vs Sobers at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Sobers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 409 |
| 🇧🇧 Sobers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 195 | 460 |
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
Sobers92.7
Sobers91.1
FAQ
Where does Sobers beat Sobers?
Sobers does not lead any of the five categories; Sobers is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Sobers vs Sobers score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sobers: 91.1, Sobers: 92.7.
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