Who is better, Tendulkar or Hammond?
Sachin Tendulkar leads with a GOAT score of 94.4 against 93.0 for Wally Hammond — a gap of 1.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Tendulkar vs Hammond
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sachin Tendulkar above Wally Hammond: 94.4 vs 93.0. Sachin Tendulkar leads on Longevity, Statistics, Dominance. Wally Hammond leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TendulkarWinner
94.4Tendulkar wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Hammond
93.0Hammond wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar
94.4
Tendulkar leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Wally Hammond
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar3,800 runs
5 seasons by age 21 · 760 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Hammond — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Tendulkar94.4
Hammond93.0
FAQ
Where does Hammond beat Tendulkar?
Hammond scores higher on peak. Tendulkar leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Tendulkar vs Hammond score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Tendulkar: 94.4, Hammond: 93.0.
What do you think?
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