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Hobbs vs Cook
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HobbsWinner
90.6Hobbs wins: Dominance, Longevity
Cook
89.9Cook wins: Honours, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Jack Hobbs
90.6
Hobbs leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jack Hobbs
2. Alastair Cook
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year1. 🏴 Alastair Cook5 years played · career day 1,825280 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Jack Hobbs5 years played · career day 2,55529 runs
-89.6% vs Cook at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Hobbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 49 |
| 🏴 Cook | 0 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 280 | 630 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Hobbs90.6
Cook89.9
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