Who is better, Crowe or Ecclestone?
Sophie Ecclestone leads with a GOAT score of 84.6 against 84.4 for Martin Crowe — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Crowe vs Ecclestone
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sophie Ecclestone above Martin Crowe: 84.6 vs 84.4. Sophie Ecclestone leads on Dominance, Honours. Martin Crowe leads on Longevity.
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EcclestoneWinner
84.6Ecclestone wins: Dominance, Honours
Crowe
84.4Crowe wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Sophie Ecclestone
84.6
Ecclestone leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sophie Ecclestone
2. Martin Crowe
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. 🇳🇿 Martin Crowe5 years played · career day 1,825243 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Sophie Ecclestone5 years played · career day 2,191145 runs
-40.3% vs Crowe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Crowe | 0 | 0 | 35 | 77 | 243 | 559 |
| 🇬🇧 Ecclestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 247 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CroweRetired | EcclestoneActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 5,444 | — |
| Test centuries | 17 | — |
| Tests played | 77 | — |
| Highest score | 299 | — |
| ODI runs | 4,704 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI wickets | — | 100 |
| T20 international wickets | — | 130 |
| Commonwealth medals | — | 1 |
| Months as No. 1 bowler | — | 50 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ecclestone84.6
Crowe84.4
FAQ
Where does Crowe beat Ecclestone?
Crowe scores higher on longevity. Ecclestone leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Crowe vs Ecclestone score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Crowe: 84.4, Ecclestone: 84.6.
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