Who is better, Sobers or Hammond?
Wally Hammond leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 92.7 for Garry Sobers — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sobers vs Hammond
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wally Hammond above Garry Sobers: 93.0 vs 92.7. Wally Hammond leads on Longevity. Garry Sobers leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HammondWinner
93.0Hammond wins: Longevity
Sobers
92.7Sobers wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Wally Hammond
93.0
Hammond leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Wally Hammond
2. Garry 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. 🇬🇧 Wally Hammond5 years played · career day 4,382340 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇧 Garry Sobers5 years played · career day 2,190267 runs
-21.5% vs Hammond at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇧 Sobers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 195 | 460 |
| 🇬🇧 Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hammond93.0
Sobers92.7
FAQ
Where does Sobers beat Hammond?
Sobers scores higher on dominance. Hammond leads on longevity.
How is the Sobers vs Hammond score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sobers: 92.7, Hammond: 93.0.
What do you think?
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