Laker vs Devine
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Laker wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Devine wins: Longevity, Honours
Shareable URL · /compare/jim-laker-vs-sophie-devine
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Laker leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Took 19 wickets in one Test at Old Trafford in 1956, a record that still stands.
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 year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Laker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 146 |
| 🇳🇿 Devine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 100 | 268 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | LakerRetired | DevineActive |
|---|---|---|
| Wickets in the 1956 Old Trafford Test | 19 | — |
| Test wickets | 193 | — |
| Test bowling average | 21.24 | — |
| First-class wickets | 1,944 | — |
| Ashes series won | 4 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Fastest women's T20I century (balls) | — | 36 |
| T20I runs | — | 3,500 |
| ODI runs | — | 4,000 |
| International seasons | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Laker vs Devine. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.