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Davidson vs Bradman

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BradmanWinner
96.8

Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Davidson
85.3

Davidson wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Don Bradman
96.8

Bradman leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Averaged 99.94 in Tests, the most dominant statistic in team sport.

1. Don Bradman
96.8
2. Alan Davidson
85.3

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 year
1. 🇦🇺 Don Bradman5 years played · career day 2,191505 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Alan Davidson5 years played · career day 1,825264 runs
-47.7% vs Bradman at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Davidson003579264604
🇦🇺 Bradman00066395803

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricDavidsonRetiredBradmanRetired
Test wickets186
Bowling average21
Test runs1,3286,996
Five-wicket hauls14
Tests played44
Test batting average99.94
Test centuries29
Test double centuries12
Ashes series won as captain4
Dominance w25%86100
Peak w20%94100
Longevity w20%7488
Honours w20%8296
Statistics w15%92100

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bradman96.8
Davidson85.3
The people
Davidson
Bradman

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