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Hutton vs Hammond

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Wally Hammond above Len Hutton: 93.0 vs 90.9. Wally Hammond leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.

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HammondWinner
93.0

Hammond wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours

Hutton
90.9

Hutton wins: no category outright

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Time range

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Wally Hammond
93.0

Hammond leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Wally Hammond
93.0
2. Len Hutton
90.9

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 season
1. 🇬🇧 Wally Hammond5 years played · career day 4,382340 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Len Hutton5 years played · career day 2,921310 runs
-8.8% vs Hammond at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Hutton0000130380
🇬🇧 Hammond00000150

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricHuttonRetiredHammondRetired
Test runs6,9717,249
Test batting average56.6758.45
Highest Test score364—
Test centuries1922
Test matches79—
First-class centuries—167
Test wickets—83
Dominance w25%9092
Peak w20%9696
Longevity w20%8692
Honours w20%8890
Statistics w15%9696

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Hammond93.0
Hutton90.9
The people
Hutton
Hammond

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FAQ

Who is better, Hutton or Hammond?

Wally Hammond leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 90.9 for Len Hutton — a gap of 2.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Hutton beat Hammond?

Hutton does not lead any of the five categories; Hammond is ahead or level on all of them.

How is the Hutton vs Hammond score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hutton: 90.9, Hammond: 93.0.

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