Who is better, Ashton or Booth?
Major Booth leads with a GOAT score of 79.5 against 79.4 for Hubert Ashton — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ashton vs Booth
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Major Booth above Hubert Ashton: 79.5 vs 79.4. Major Booth leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Hubert Ashton leads on Longevity.
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BoothWinner
79.5Booth wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Ashton
79.4Ashton wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Major Booth
79.5
Booth leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Major Booth
2. Hubert Ashton
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. 🇬🇧 Hubert Ashton5 years played · career day 1,825370 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Major Booth5 years played · career day 1,826336 runs
-9.2% vs Ashton at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Ashton | 0 | 0 | 50 | 114 | 370 | 698 |
| 🇬🇧 Booth | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 252 | 479 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AshtonRetired | BoothRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class runs | 4,147 | 4,753 |
| First-class centuries | 9 | — |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year | 1 | 1 |
| First-class matches | 90 | — |
| Batting average | 38 | — |
| Test appearances | — | 2 |
| First-class wickets | — | 603 |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Booth79.5
Ashton79.4
FAQ
Where does Ashton beat Booth?
Ashton scores higher on longevity. Booth leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Ashton vs Booth score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ashton: 79.4, Booth: 79.5.
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