Who is better, Overton or Hammond?
Wally Hammond leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 15.2 for Jamie Overton — a gap of 77.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Overton vs Hammond
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wally Hammond above Jamie Overton: 93.0 vs 15.2. Wally Hammond leads on Longevity, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HammondWinner
93.0Hammond wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Overton
15.2Overton 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.
Overton — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Wally Hammond
2. Jamie Overton
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. 🏳️ Jamie Overton3 years played · career day 1,46028 runs
-91.8% vs Hammond at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Overton | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 28 |
| 🇬🇧 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 | OvertonActive · Chennai Super Kings | HammondRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Matches (T20 leagues + internationals) | 29 | — |
| Runs | 381 | — |
| Wickets | 28 | — |
| Number | 88 | — |
| Test runs | — | 7,249 |
| Test batting average | — | 58.45 |
| First-class centuries | — | 167 |
| Test centuries | — | 22 |
| Test wickets | — | 83 |
| Dominance w25% | 15 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 20.2 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 13 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 11 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 17.3 | 96 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Hammond93.0
Overton15.2
FAQ
Where does Overton beat Hammond?
Overton does not lead any of the five categories; Hammond is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Overton vs Hammond score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Overton: 15.2, Hammond: 93.0.
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