Who is better, Bond or Chapman?
Jack Bond leads with a GOAT score of 82.4 against 82.2 for Percy Chapman — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bond vs Chapman
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jack Bond above Percy Chapman: 82.4 vs 82.2. Jack Bond leads on Longevity, Statistics. Percy Chapman leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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BondWinner
82.4Bond wins: Longevity, Statistics
Chapman
82.2Chapman wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Jack Bond
82.4
Bond leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jack Bond
2. Percy Chapman
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. 🇬🇧 Percy Chapman5 years played · career day 1,826295 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Jack Bond5 years played · career day 1,825276 runs
-6.4% vs Chapman at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Bond | 0 | 0 | 48 | 100 | 276 | 562 |
| 🇬🇧 Chapman | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 222 | 645 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BondRetired | ChapmanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Gillette Cup titles | 3 | — |
| John Player League titles | 2 | — |
| First-class runs | 12,125 | 16,309 |
| First-class matches | 362 | — |
| Seasons as captain | 5 | — |
| Ashes series won as captain | — | 2 |
| Tests as captain | — | 17 |
| Tests won as captain | — | 9 |
| Test centuries | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bond82.4
Chapman82.2
FAQ
Where does Chapman beat Bond?
Chapman scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Bond leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Bond vs Chapman score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bond: 82.4, Chapman: 82.2.
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