Who is better, Anderson or Hammond?
Wally Hammond leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 92.9 for James Anderson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wally Hammond above James Anderson: 93.0 vs 92.9. Wally Hammond leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. James Anderson leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HammondWinner
93.0Hammond wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Anderson
92.9Anderson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Wally Hammond
93.0
Hammond leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Wally Hammond
2. James Anderson
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. 🇬🇧 Wally Hammond5 years played · career day 4,382340 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 James Anderson5 years played · career day 1,825206 runs
-39.4% vs Hammond at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Anderson | 0 | 0 | 30 | 66 | 206 | 470 |
| 🇬🇧 Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hammond93.0
Anderson92.9
FAQ
Where does Anderson beat Hammond?
Anderson scores higher on longevity. Hammond leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Anderson vs Hammond score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Anderson: 92.9, Hammond: 93.0.
What do you think?
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