Who is better, Abel or Lanning?
Bobby Abel leads with a GOAT score of 88.8 against 88.7 for Meg Lanning — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Abel vs Lanning
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bobby Abel above Meg Lanning: 88.8 vs 88.7. Bobby Abel leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak. Meg Lanning leads on Honours, Dominance.
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AbelWinner
88.8Abel wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Lanning
88.7Lanning wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Bobby Abel
88.8
Abel leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bobby Abel
2. Meg Lanning
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. 🇦🇺 Meg Lanning5 years played · career day 2,190277 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Bobby Abel5 years played · career day 1,825268 runs
-3.2% vs Lanning at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Abel | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 268 | 559 |
| 🇦🇺 Lanning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 217 | 472 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AbelRetired | LanningRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class runs | 33,124 | — |
| First-class centuries | 74 | — |
| Highest score | 357 | — |
| Test runs | 744 | — |
| Seasons played | 24 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 7 |
| ODI centuries | — | 15 |
| International runs | — | 8,352 |
| ODI average | — | 53.51 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 1 |
| Wins as captain | — | 150 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Abel88.8
Lanning88.7
FAQ
Where does Lanning beat Abel?
Lanning scores higher on dominance, honours. Abel leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Abel vs Lanning score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Abel: 88.8, Lanning: 88.7.
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