Who is better, Sutcliffe or Rolton?
Herbert Sutcliffe leads with a GOAT score of 90.8 against 90.8 for Karen Rolton — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sutcliffe vs Rolton
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Herbert Sutcliffe and Karen Rolton level at 90.8. Herbert Sutcliffe leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics. Karen Rolton leads on Honours.
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SutcliffeWinner
90.8Sutcliffe wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Rolton
90.8Rolton wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Herbert Sutcliffe
90.8
Sutcliffe leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Herbert Sutcliffe
2. Karen Rolton
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. 🇬🇧 Herbert Sutcliffe5 years played · career day 3,652322 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Karen Rolton5 years played · career day 1,825218 runs
-32.3% vs Sutcliffe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Sutcliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 |
| 🇦🇺 Rolton | 0 | 0 | 30 | 68 | 218 | 462 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SutcliffeRetired | RoltonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test average | 60.73 | — |
| Test runs | 4,555 | — |
| Test centuries | 16 | — |
| First-class runs | 50,138 | — |
| First-class centuries | 151 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| ODI runs | — | 4,814 |
| ODI average | — | 48.14 |
| Highest Test score | — | 209 |
| ODI wickets | — | 84 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 98 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sutcliffe90.8
Rolton90.8
FAQ
Where does Rolton beat Sutcliffe?
Rolton scores higher on honours. Sutcliffe leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Sutcliffe vs Rolton score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sutcliffe: 90.8, Rolton: 90.8.
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