Who is better, Donald or Dhawan?
Allan Donald leads with a GOAT score of 87.0 against 87.0 for Shikhar Dhawan — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Donald vs Dhawan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Allan Donald and Shikhar Dhawan level at 87.0. Allan Donald leads on Dominance, Peak. Shikhar Dhawan leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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DonaldWinner
87.0Donald wins: Dominance, Peak
Dhawan
87.0Dhawan wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Allan Donald
87.0
Donald leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Allan Donald
2. Shikhar Dhawan
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇿🇦 Allan Donald5 years played · career day 1,825281 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇳 Shikhar Dhawan5 years played · career day 1,826275 runs
-2.1% vs Donald at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Donald | 0 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 281 | 633 |
| 🇮🇳 Dhawan | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 210 | 585 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DonaldRetired | DhawanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 330 | — |
| Tests played | 72 | — |
| Bowling average | 22 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 20 | — |
| ODI wickets | 272 | — |
| One-day international runs | — | 6,793 |
| One-day international centuries | — | 17 |
| Champions Trophy titles | — | 1 |
| Indian Premier League runs | — | 6,769 |
| Test runs | — | 2,315 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Donald87.0
Dhawan87.0
FAQ
Where does Dhawan beat Donald?
Dhawan scores higher on statistics, longevity. Donald leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Donald vs Dhawan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Donald: 87.0, Dhawan: 87.0.
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