Who is better, Booth or Compton?
Nick Compton leads with a GOAT score of 79.6 against 79.5 for Major Booth — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Booth vs Compton
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Nick Compton above Major Booth: 79.6 vs 79.5. Nick Compton leads on Longevity. Major Booth leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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ComptonWinner
79.6Compton wins: Longevity
Booth
79.5Booth wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Nick Compton
79.6
Compton leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Nick Compton
2. Major Booth
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. 🇬🇧 Major Booth5 years played · career day 1,826336 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Nick Compton5 years played · career day 1,825268 runs
-20.2% vs Booth at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Booth | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 252 | 479 |
| 🇬🇧 Compton | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 268 | 559 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BoothRetired | ComptonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test appearances | 2 | — |
| First-class wickets | 603 | — |
| First-class runs | 4,753 | 12,963 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year | 1 | — |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | 2 | — |
| Test runs | — | 775 |
| Test centuries | — | 2 |
| First-class centuries | — | 26 |
| Tests played | — | 16 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Compton79.6
Booth79.5
FAQ
Where does Booth beat Compton?
Booth scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Compton leads on longevity.
How is the Booth vs Compton score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Booth: 79.5, Compton: 79.6.
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