Who is better, Flintoff or Chappell?
Andrew Flintoff leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.3 for Ian Chappell — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Flintoff vs Chappell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Andrew Flintoff above Ian Chappell: 86.4 vs 86.3. Andrew Flintoff leads on Peak, Statistics. Ian Chappell leads on Longevity, Dominance.
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FlintoffWinner
86.4Flintoff wins: Peak, Statistics
Chappell
86.3Chappell wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Andrew Flintoff
86.4
Flintoff leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Andrew Flintoff
2. Ian Chappell
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. 🇬🇧 Andrew Flintoff5 years played · career day 2,921124 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Ian Chappell5 years played · career day 2,92118 runs
-85.5% vs Flintoff at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Flintoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 170 |
| 🇦🇺 Chappell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FlintoffRetired | ChappellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 226 | — |
| Test runs | 3,845 | 5,345 |
| Ashes series won | 2 | — |
| Man of the Series awards | 3 | — |
| Tests played | 79 | — |
| Test centuries | — | 14 |
| Tests as captain | — | 30 |
| Series won as captain | — | 15 |
| Test batting average | — | 42.42 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Flintoff86.4
Chappell86.3
FAQ
Where does Chappell beat Flintoff?
Chappell scores higher on dominance, longevity. Flintoff leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Flintoff vs Chappell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Flintoff: 86.4, Chappell: 86.3.
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