Who is better, Clark or Southee?
Tim Southee leads with a GOAT score of 87.8 against 87.6 for Belinda Clark — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Clark vs Southee
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tim Southee above Belinda Clark: 87.8 vs 87.6. Tim Southee leads on Longevity, Statistics. Belinda Clark leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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SoutheeWinner
87.8Southee wins: Longevity, Statistics
Clark
87.6Clark wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇿 Tim Southee
87.8
Southee leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tim Southee
2. Belinda Clark
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. 🇳🇿 Tim Southee5 years played · career day 1,826102 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Belinda Clark5 years played · career day 1,82520 runs
-80.4% vs Southee at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Clark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 42 |
| 🇳🇿 Southee | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 70 | 258 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ClarkRetired | SoutheeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| ODI runs | 4,844 | — |
| ODI average | 47.49 | — |
| Highest ODI score | 229 | — |
| Australia caps | 133 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 391 |
| ODI wickets | — | 221 |
| Tests played | — | 107 |
| World Test Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Southee87.8
Clark87.6
FAQ
Where does Clark beat Southee?
Clark scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Southee leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Clark vs Southee score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Clark: 87.6, Southee: 87.8.
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