Who is better, Ecclestone or Dempster?
Stewie Dempster leads with a GOAT score of 84.7 against 84.6 for Sophie Ecclestone — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Stewie Dempster above Sophie Ecclestone: 84.7 vs 84.6. Stewie Dempster leads on Longevity, Statistics. Sophie Ecclestone leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Dempster wins: Longevity, Statistics
Ecclestone wins: Dominance, Honours
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Dempster leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Ecclestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 247 |
| 🇳🇿 Dempster | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 585 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EcclestoneActive | DempsterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| T20 World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| ODI wickets | 100 | — |
| T20 international wickets | 130 | — |
| Commonwealth medals | 1 | — |
| Months as No. 1 bowler | 50 | — |
| Test average | — | 65 |
| Test centuries | — | 2 |
| First-class runs | — | 12,145 |
| First-class centuries | — | 35 |
| First-class average | — | 44 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
Stewie Dempster leads with a GOAT score of 84.7 against 84.6 for Sophie Ecclestone — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Ecclestone scores higher on dominance, honours. Dempster leads on statistics, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ecclestone: 84.6, Dempster: 84.7.
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