Who is better, Hobbs or Muralitharan?
Muttiah Muralitharan leads with a GOAT score of 90.7 against 90.6 for Jack Hobbs — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hobbs vs Muralitharan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Muttiah Muralitharan above Jack Hobbs: 90.7 vs 90.6. Muttiah Muralitharan leads on Honours, Statistics, Peak. Jack Hobbs leads on Longevity.
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MuralitharanWinner
90.7Muralitharan wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
Hobbs
90.6Hobbs wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇰 Muttiah Muralitharan
90.7
Muralitharan leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Muttiah Muralitharan
2. Jack Hobbs
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. 🇱🇰 Muttiah Muralitharan5 years played · career day 2,556265 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Jack Hobbs5 years played · career day 2,55529 runs
-89.1% vs Muralitharan at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Hobbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 49 |
| 🇱🇰 Muralitharan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 413 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HobbsRetired | MuralitharanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class runs | 61,760 | — |
| First-class centuries | 199 | — |
| Test runs | 5,410 | — |
| Test average | 56.94 | — |
| Test centuries | 15 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 800 |
| ODI wickets | — | 534 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 67 |
| Ten-wicket matches | — | 22 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Test bowling average | — | 22.72 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Muralitharan90.7
Hobbs90.6
FAQ
Where does Hobbs beat Muralitharan?
Hobbs scores higher on longevity. Muralitharan leads on peak, honours, statistics.
How is the Hobbs vs Muralitharan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hobbs: 90.6, Muralitharan: 90.7.
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