Who is better, Short or Hammond?
Wally Hammond leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 34.8 for Matthew Short — a gap of 58.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Short vs Hammond
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HammondWinner
93.0Hammond wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Short
34.8Short wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Wally Hammond
93.0
Hammond leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Short — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Wally Hammond
2. Matthew Short
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year1. 🏳️ Matthew Short3 years played · career day 1,095871 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Wally Hammond5 years played · career day 4,382340 runs
-61.0% vs Short at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Short | 0 | 0 | 284 | 605 | 871 | 871 |
| 🇬🇧 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 | ShortActive · Chennai Super Kings | HammondRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Matches (T20 leagues + internationals) | 44 | — |
| Runs | 871 | — |
| Wickets | 10 | — |
| Player of the match | 1 | — |
| Number | 2 | — |
| Test runs | — | 7,249 |
| Test batting average | — | 58.45 |
| First-class centuries | — | 167 |
| Test centuries | — | 22 |
| Test wickets | — | 83 |
| Dominance w25% | 33.5 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 40.9 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 34.6 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 26 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 40.9 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hammond93.0
Short34.8
FAQ
Where does Short beat Hammond?
Short does not lead any of the five categories; Hammond is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Short vs Hammond score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Short: 34.8, Hammond: 93.0.
What do you think?
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