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Anderson vs Hobbs
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AndersonWinner
92.9Anderson wins: Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Hobbs
90.6Hobbs wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 James Anderson
92.9
Anderson leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. James Anderson
2. Jack Hobbs
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. 🏴 James Anderson5 years played · career day 1,825206 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Jack Hobbs5 years played · career day 2,55529 runs
-85.9% vs Anderson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Anderson | 0 | 0 | 30 | 66 | 206 | 470 |
| 🏴 Hobbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 49 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AndersonRetired | HobbsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 704 | — |
| Tests played | 188 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 32 | — |
| ODI wickets | 269 | — |
| Bowling average | 26 | — |
| First-class runs | — | 61,760 |
| First-class centuries | — | 199 |
| Test runs | — | 5,410 |
| Test average | — | 56.94 |
| Test centuries | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 98 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Anderson92.9
Hobbs90.6
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