Who is better, Chandrasekhar or Bradman?
Don Bradman leads with a GOAT score of 96.8 against 84.7 for B. S. Chandrasekhar — a gap of 12.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chandrasekhar vs Bradman
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Don Bradman above B. S. Chandrasekhar: 96.8 vs 84.7. Don Bradman leads on Honours, Dominance, Statistics.
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BradmanWinner
96.8Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Chandrasekhar
84.7Chandrasekhar wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Don Bradman
96.8
Bradman leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Don Bradman
2. B. S. Chandrasekhar
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. 🇦🇺 Don Bradman5 years played · career day 2,191505 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇳 B. S. Chandrasekhar5 years played · career day 2,19186 runs
-83.0% vs Bradman at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 Chandrasekhar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 66 | 145 |
| 🇦🇺 Bradman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 395 | 803 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChandrasekharRetired | BradmanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 242 | — |
| Tests played | 58 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 16 | — |
| Ten-wicket matches | 2 | — |
| Test bowling average | 29.74 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 99.94 |
| Test centuries | — | 29 |
| Test runs | — | 6,996 |
| Test double centuries | — | 12 |
| Ashes series won as captain | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 100 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 100 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 100 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bradman96.8
Chandrasekhar84.7
The people
Chandrasekhar
Bradman
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Where does Chandrasekhar beat Bradman?
Chandrasekhar does not lead any of the five categories; Bradman is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Chandrasekhar vs Bradman score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chandrasekhar: 84.7, Bradman: 96.8.
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