Who is better, Buttler or Hammond?
Wally Hammond leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 86.5 for Jos Buttler — a gap of 6.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Buttler vs Hammond
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wally Hammond above Jos Buttler: 93.0 vs 86.5. Wally Hammond leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HammondWinner
93.0Hammond wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Buttler
86.5Buttler wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Wally Hammond
93.0
Hammond leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Buttler — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Wally Hammond
2. Jos Buttler
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. 🏴 Jos Buttler0 years played0 runs
-100.0% vs Hammond at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Buttler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇬🇧 Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ButtlerActive | HammondRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| T20 international runs | 3,600 | — |
| ODI centuries | 11 | — |
| International dismissals | 300 | — |
| Test runs | — | 7,249 |
| Test batting average | — | 58.45 |
| First-class centuries | — | 167 |
| Test centuries | — | 22 |
| Test wickets | — | 83 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hammond93.0
Buttler86.5
FAQ
Where does Buttler beat Hammond?
Buttler does not lead any of the five categories; Hammond is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Buttler vs Hammond score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Buttler: 86.5, Hammond: 93.0.
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