Who is better, Cook or Wolvaardt?
Jimmy Cook leads with a GOAT score of 87.0 against 86.8 for Laura Wolvaardt — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cook vs Wolvaardt
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jimmy Cook above Laura Wolvaardt: 87.0 vs 86.8. Jimmy Cook leads on Longevity, Statistics. Laura Wolvaardt leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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CookWinner
87.0Cook wins: Longevity, Statistics
Wolvaardt
86.8Wolvaardt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Jimmy Cook
87.0
Cook leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jimmy Cook
2. Laura Wolvaardt
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. 🇿🇦 Jimmy Cook5 years played · career day 1,826258 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Laura Wolvaardt5 years played · career day 1,826226 runs
-12.4% vs Cook at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Cook | 0 | 0 | 45 | 93 | 200 | 525 |
| 🇿🇦 Wolvaardt | 0 | 0 | 32 | 72 | 170 | 472 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CookRetired | WolvaardtActive |
|---|---|---|
| First-class runs | 21,143 | — |
| First-class centuries | 64 | — |
| Runs in the 1991 county season | 2,755 | — |
| Tests played | 3 | — |
| Seasons played | 22 | — |
| World Cup finals reached | — | 3 |
| ODI runs | — | 4,000 |
| ODI centuries | — | 8 |
| ODI average | — | 46 |
| Career best ODI ranking | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cook87.0
Wolvaardt86.8
FAQ
Where does Wolvaardt beat Cook?
Wolvaardt scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Cook leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Cook vs Wolvaardt score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cook: 87.0, Wolvaardt: 86.8.
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