Who is better, Bradman or Bairstow?
Donald Bradman leads with a GOAT score of 93.6 against 85.4 for Jonny Bairstow — a gap of 8.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bradman vs Bairstow
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Donald Bradman above Jonny Bairstow: 93.6 vs 85.4. Donald Bradman leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak. Jonny Bairstow leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BradmanWinner
93.6Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Bairstow
85.4Bairstow wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Donald Bradman
93.6
Bradman leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Bairstow — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Donald Bradman
2. Jonny Bairstow
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇦🇺 Donald Bradman1,442 runs
2 seasons by age 21 · 721 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Bairstow — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BradmanRetired · New South Wales / South Australia | BairstowActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test batting average | 99.94 | — |
| Test centuries | 29 | 12 |
| Test runs | 6,996 | 6,000 |
| Double centuries | 12 | — |
| Tests played | 52 | — |
| Ashes series won | 8 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Test dismissals | — | 250 |
| Dominance w25% | 100 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 100 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bradman93.6
Bairstow85.4
FAQ
Where does Bairstow beat Bradman?
Bairstow scores higher on longevity. Bradman leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Bradman vs Bairstow score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bradman: 93.6, Bairstow: 85.4.
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