Who is better, Strauss or Kapil?
Andrew Strauss leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.6 for Kapil Dev — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Strauss vs Kapil
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Andrew Strauss above Kapil Dev: 86.7 vs 86.6. Andrew Strauss leads on Peak, Statistics. Kapil Dev leads on Longevity, Dominance.
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StraussWinner
86.7Strauss wins: Peak, Statistics
Kapil
86.6Kapil wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Andrew Strauss
86.7
Strauss leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Andrew Strauss
2. Kapil Dev
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 Strauss5 years played · career day 4,017250 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇳 Kapil Dev5 years played · career day 3,286215 runs
-14.0% vs Strauss at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Strauss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
| 🇮🇳 Kapil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 215 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | StraussRetired | KapilRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Ashes series won as captain | 2 | — |
| Test runs | 7,037 | 5,248 |
| Test centuries | 21 | — |
| Tests as captain | 50 | — |
| Test wins as captain | 24 | — |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Test wickets | — | 434 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 23 |
| ODI wickets | — | 253 |
| 175 not out at 1983 World Cup | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Strauss86.7
Kapil86.6
FAQ
Where does Kapil beat Strauss?
Kapil scores higher on dominance, longevity. Strauss leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Strauss vs Kapil score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Strauss: 86.7, Kapil: 86.6.
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