Who is better, Root or Dollery?
Tom Dollery leads with a GOAT score of 84.1 against 83.9 for Joe Root — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Root vs Dollery
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tom Dollery above Joe Root: 84.1 vs 83.9. Tom Dollery leads on Longevity, Honours. Joe Root leads on Dominance.
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DolleryWinner
84.1Dollery wins: Longevity, Honours
Root
83.9Root wins: Dominance
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Tom Dollery
84.1
Dollery leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tom Dollery
2. Joe Root
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. 🏴 Joe Root5 years played · career day 1,8265,063 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Tom Dollery5 years played · career day 1,825262 runs
-94.8% vs Root at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Root | 0 | 0 | 186 | 1,123 | 3,586 | 9,511 |
| 🇬🇧 Dollery | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 262 | 538 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RootActive | DolleryRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 13,000 | — |
| Test centuries | 37 | — |
| Test matches | 155 | — |
| ODI runs | 6,500 | — |
| Test batting average | 50.8 | — |
| First-class runs | — | 24,413 |
| First-class centuries | — | 50 |
| County championships as captain | — | 1 |
| Tests played | — | 4 |
| Seasons played | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Dollery84.1
Root83.9
FAQ
Where does Root beat Dollery?
Root scores higher on dominance. Dollery leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Root vs Dollery score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Root: 83.9, Dollery: 84.1.
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