Who is better, Mathews or Kumble?
Angelo Mathews leads with a GOAT score of 86.1 against 85.9 for Anil Kumble — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Mathews vs Kumble
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Angelo Mathews above Anil Kumble: 86.1 vs 85.9. Angelo Mathews leads on Longevity, Statistics. Anil Kumble leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MathewsWinner
86.1Mathews wins: Longevity, Statistics
Kumble
85.9Kumble wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇰 Angelo Mathews
86.1
Mathews leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Angelo Mathews
2. Anil Kumble
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. 🇮🇳 Anil Kumble5 years played · career day 3,286250 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Angelo Mathews5 years played · career day 2,191190 runs
-24.0% vs Kumble at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇰 Mathews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 96 | 358 |
| 🇮🇳 Kumble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 250 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MathewsActive | KumbleRetired |
|---|---|---|
| T20 World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Test runs | 8,000 | — |
| ODI runs | 5,900 | — |
| Test centuries | 16 | — |
| ODI wickets | 120 | 337 |
| Test wickets | — | 619 |
| Ten wickets in an innings | — | 1 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 35 |
| Test bowling average | — | 29.65 |
| Ten-wicket matches | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Mathews86.1
Kumble85.9
FAQ
Where does Kumble beat Mathews?
Kumble scores higher on dominance. Mathews leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Mathews vs Kumble score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Mathews: 86.1, Kumble: 85.9.
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