Who is better, Blackwell or Bradman?
Don Bradman leads with a GOAT score of 96.8 against 88.7 for Alex Blackwell — a gap of 8.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Don Bradman above Alex Blackwell: 96.8 vs 88.7. Don Bradman leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Alex Blackwell leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Blackwell wins: Longevity
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Bradman leads in 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Blackwell | 0 | 0 | 20 | 46 | 154 | 342 |
| 🇦🇺 Bradman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 395 | 803 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BlackwellRetired | BradmanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | 4 | — |
| ODI matches | 144 | — |
| ODI runs | 3,311 | — |
| International seasons | 16 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 99.94 |
| Test centuries | — | 29 |
| Test runs | — | 6,996 |
| Test double centuries | — | 12 |
| Ashes series won as captain | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 100 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 100 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 100 |
Don Bradman leads with a GOAT score of 96.8 against 88.7 for Alex Blackwell — a gap of 8.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Blackwell scores higher on longevity. Bradman leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Blackwell: 88.7, Bradman: 96.8.
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