Who is better, Babar or Butcher?
Basil Butcher leads with a GOAT score of 83.4 against 83.2 for Babar Azam — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Babar vs Butcher
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Basil Butcher above Babar Azam: 83.4 vs 83.2. Basil Butcher leads on Longevity, Honours. Babar Azam leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
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ButcherWinner
83.4Butcher wins: Longevity, Honours
Babar
83.2Babar wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇾 Basil Butcher
83.4
Butcher leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Basil Butcher
2. Babar Azam
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. 🇵🇰 Babar Azam5 years played · career day 1,825285 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇾 Basil Butcher5 years played · career day 1,825278 runs
-2.5% vs Babar at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Babar | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 285 | 498 |
| 🇬🇾 Butcher | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 278 | 597 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BabarActive · Peshawar Zalmi | ButcherRetired |
|---|---|---|
| ODI centuries | 19 | — |
| Test centuries | 9 | 7 |
| T20I runs | 4,223 | — |
| ODI batting average | 56 | — |
| Months as world No. 1 | 30 | — |
| Test runs | — | 3,104 |
| Highest Test score | — | 209 |
| First-class runs | — | 11,628 |
| Tests played | — | 44 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Butcher83.4
Babar83.2
FAQ
Where does Babar beat Butcher?
Babar scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Butcher leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Babar vs Butcher score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Babar: 83.2, Butcher: 83.4.
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