Who is better, Kumble or Raj?
Mithali Raj leads with a GOAT score of 86.0 against 85.9 for Anil Kumble — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kumble vs Raj
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mithali Raj above Anil Kumble: 86.0 vs 85.9. Mithali Raj leads on Longevity. Anil Kumble leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RajWinner
86.0Raj wins: Longevity
Kumble
85.9Kumble wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Mithali Raj
86.0
Raj leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mithali Raj
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. 🇮🇳 Mithali Raj5 years played · career day 2,921234 runs
-6.4% vs Kumble at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 Kumble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 250 |
| 🇮🇳 Raj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 289 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KumbleRetired | RajRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 619 | — |
| ODI wickets | 337 | — |
| Ten wickets in an innings | 1 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 35 | — |
| Test bowling average | 29.65 | — |
| Ten-wicket matches | 8 | — |
| ODI runs | — | 7,805 |
| International runs | — | 10,868 |
| ODI centuries | — | 7 |
| World Cup finals | — | 2 |
| ODI average | — | 50.68 |
| Consecutive ODI fifties | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Raj86.0
Kumble85.9
FAQ
Where does Kumble beat Raj?
Kumble scores higher on peak, statistics. Raj leads on longevity.
How is the Kumble vs Raj score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kumble: 85.9, Raj: 86.0.
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