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Jimmy White vs Steve Davis

Head to head, stat for stat: honours, records, money and the numbers that tell the real story.

Jimmy WhiteJimmy White Steve DavisSteve Davis
SnookerSportSnooker
EnglandNationalityEngland
2 May 1962Born22 August 1957
$19MNet worth$34M
6Major honours7
3Records3

Career Numbers

10Ranking titles28 titles
329Century breaks338
1Maximum breaks1
6World Championship finals-
-World Championships6 titles

Honours Side by Side

Jimmy White (6)

  • Masters
  • UK Championship
  • World Doubles Championship
  • World Seniors Championship
  • MBE
  • World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame

Steve Davis (7)

  • World Champion
  • UK Championship
  • Masters
  • Ranking Titles
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year
  • MBE

The Case for Each

Steve Davis brings the heavier trophy cabinet: 7 documented honours against 6 for Jimmy White. Silverware is not the whole story, but it is the first line of any snooker argument.

On records, Jimmy White holds 3 documented marks to 3 for Steve Davis. The headline entry: Most World Seniors Championship titles. Records show peaks; honours show sustained dominance. The two lists rarely agree on a winner, which is exactly why this debate refuses to die.

Put the raw numbers side by side and the picture sharpens. Jimmy White shows 10 in ranking titles; Steve Davis answers with 28 titles. Context matters: different leagues, different eras and different roles all bend a stat line, so treat the gap as a conversation starter rather than a verdict.

Put the raw numbers side by side and the picture sharpens. Jimmy White shows 329 in century breaks; Steve Davis answers with 338. Context matters: different leagues, different eras and different roles all bend a stat line, so treat the gap as a conversation starter rather than a verdict.

Snooker is precision sport played in reverent silence, where a single mistake can hand away a frame. Its World Championship at the Crucible is one of sport's great theatre pieces. The best players combine geometry, nerve and stamina across matches that can span days. That backdrop is what makes a matchup like this one resonate beyond the box scores.

Steve Davis is the senior figure by roughly 5 years, which frames the comparison: one career is closer to its final shape, the other still has chapters to write.

Commercially, Steve Davis leads with an estimated $34M net worth. Earning power tracks fame more than form, but it is part of the legacy question.

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