Who is better, Smith or Gibbs?
Graeme Smith leads with a GOAT score of 88.8 against 88.8 for Lance Gibbs — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Graeme Smith and Lance Gibbs level at 88.8. Graeme Smith leads on Honours. Lance Gibbs leads on Longevity.
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SmithWinner
88.8Smith wins: Honours
Gibbs
88.8Gibbs wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Graeme Smith
88.8
Smith leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Graeme Smith
2. Lance Gibbs
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. 🇿🇦 Graeme Smith5 years played · career day 2,921246 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Lance Gibbs5 years played · career day 3,65190 runs
-63.4% vs Smith at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 298 |
| 🏴 Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SmithRetired | GibbsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 9,265 | — |
| Tests as captain | 109 | — |
| Test centuries | 27 | — |
| Test wins as captain | 53 | — |
| ODI runs | 6,989 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 309 |
| Test bowling average | — | 29.09 |
| Tests played | — | 79 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 18 |
| First-class wickets | — | 1,024 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Smith88.8
Gibbs88.8
FAQ
Where does Gibbs beat Smith?
Gibbs scores higher on longevity. Smith leads on honours.
How is the Smith vs Gibbs score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Smith: 88.8, Gibbs: 88.8.
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