Who is better, Lara or Taylor?
Claire Taylor leads with a GOAT score of 89.2 against 88.8 for Brian Lara — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lara vs Taylor
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Claire Taylor above Brian Lara: 89.2 vs 88.8. Claire Taylor leads on Honours, Statistics. Brian Lara leads on Dominance, Longevity.
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TaylorWinner
89.2Taylor wins: Honours, Statistics
Lara
88.8Lara wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Claire Taylor
89.2
Taylor leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Claire Taylor
2. Brian Lara
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. 🏴 Brian Lara5 years played · career day 2,556264 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Claire Taylor5 years played · career day 1,825194 runs
-26.5% vs Lara at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Lara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 365 |
| 🇬🇧 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 28 | 62 | 194 | 422 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LaraRetired | TaylorRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 11,953 | — |
| Test centuries | 34 | — |
| Highest Test score | 400 | — |
| ODI runs | 10,405 | 4,101 |
| Test average | 52.88 | — |
| Player of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI average | — | 40.2 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Taylor89.2
Lara88.8
FAQ
Where does Lara beat Taylor?
Lara scores higher on dominance, longevity. Taylor leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Lara vs Taylor score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lara: 88.8, Taylor: 89.2.
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