Who is better, Abel or Kapp?
Bobby Abel leads with a GOAT score of 88.8 against 88.8 for Marizanne Kapp — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Abel vs Kapp
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Bobby Abel and Marizanne Kapp level at 88.8. Bobby Abel leads on Longevity. Marizanne Kapp leads on Honours.
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AbelWinner
88.8Abel wins: Longevity
Kapp
88.8Kapp wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Bobby Abel
88.8
Abel leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bobby Abel
2. Marizanne Kapp
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. 🇬🇧 Bobby Abel5 years played · career day 1,825268 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Marizanne Kapp5 years played · career day 1,825116 runs
-56.7% vs Abel at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Abel | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 268 | 559 |
| 🇿🇦 Kapp | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 116 | 278 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AbelRetired | KappActive |
|---|---|---|
| First-class runs | 33,124 | — |
| First-class centuries | 74 | — |
| Highest score | 357 | — |
| Test runs | 744 | — |
| Seasons played | 24 | — |
| International wickets | — | 300 |
| ODI wickets | — | 150 |
| T20I wickets | — | 100 |
| ODI runs | — | 2,000 |
| Career best ODI bowling ranking | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Abel88.8
Kapp88.8
FAQ
Where does Kapp beat Abel?
Kapp scores higher on honours. Abel leads on longevity.
How is the Abel vs Kapp score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Abel: 88.8, Kapp: 88.8.
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