Who is better, Bradman or Usman?
Donald Bradman leads with a GOAT score of 93.6 against 16.7 for Khalid Usman — a gap of 76.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bradman vs Usman
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BradmanWinner
93.6Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Usman
16.7Usman wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Donald Bradman
93.6
Bradman leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Usman — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Donald Bradman
2. Khalid Usman
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Centuries per year
1. 🇦🇺 Donald Bradman1,442 runs
2 seasons by age 21 · 721 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Usman — 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 | UsmanActive · Peshawar Zalmi |
|---|---|---|
| Test batting average | 99.94 | — |
| Test centuries | 29 | — |
| Test runs | 6,996 | — |
| Double centuries | 12 | — |
| Tests played | 52 | — |
| Ashes series won | 8 | — |
| Matches (T20 leagues + internationals) | — | 5 |
| Runs | — | 43 |
| Wickets | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 100 | 16.7 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 21.5 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 14.7 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 12.7 |
| Statistics w15% | 100 | 18.5 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bradman93.6
Usman16.7
FAQ
Where does Usman beat Bradman?
Usman does not lead any of the five categories; Bradman is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bradman vs Usman score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bradman: 93.6, Usman: 16.7.
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