Who is better, Shah or Hammond?
Wally Hammond leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 12.8 for Ubaid Shah — a gap of 80.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Shah vs Hammond
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wally Hammond above Ubaid Shah: 93.0 vs 12.8. 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
Shah
12.8Shah 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.
Shah — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Wally Hammond
2. Ubaid Shah
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. 🏳️ Ubaid Shah0 years played0 runs
-100.0% vs Hammond at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Shah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇬🇧 Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Hammond93.0
Shah12.8
FAQ
Where does Shah beat Hammond?
Shah does not lead any of the five categories; Hammond is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Shah vs Hammond score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Shah: 12.8, Hammond: 93.0.
What do you think?
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