Who is better, Flintoff or McCullum?
Andrew Flintoff leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.3 for Brendon McCullum — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Flintoff vs McCullum
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Andrew Flintoff above Brendon McCullum: 86.4 vs 86.3. Andrew Flintoff leads on Honours, Dominance. Brendon McCullum leads on Longevity.
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FlintoffWinner
86.4Flintoff wins: Dominance, Honours
McCullum
86.3McCullum wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Andrew Flintoff
86.4
Flintoff leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Andrew Flintoff
2. Brendon McCullum
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. 🇳🇿 Brendon McCullum5 years played · career day 2,921170 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Andrew Flintoff5 years played · career day 2,921124 runs
-27.1% vs McCullum at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Flintoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 170 |
| 🇳🇿 McCullum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 210 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FlintoffRetired | McCullumRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 226 | — |
| Test runs | 3,845 | 6,453 |
| Ashes series won | 2 | — |
| Man of the Series awards | 3 | — |
| Tests played | 79 | — |
| Highest Test score | — | 302 |
| Fastest Test century (balls) | — | 54 |
| ODI runs | — | 6,083 |
| Consecutive Tests | — | 101 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Flintoff86.4
McCullum86.3
FAQ
Where does McCullum beat Flintoff?
McCullum scores higher on longevity. Flintoff leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Flintoff vs McCullum score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Flintoff: 86.4, McCullum: 86.3.
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