Who is better, Taylor or Chanderpaul?
Shivnarine Chanderpaul leads with a GOAT score of 89.4 against 89.2 for Claire Taylor — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Taylor vs Chanderpaul
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Shivnarine Chanderpaul above Claire Taylor: 89.4 vs 89.2. Shivnarine Chanderpaul leads on Longevity, Statistics. Claire Taylor leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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ChanderpaulWinner
89.4Chanderpaul wins: Longevity, Statistics
Taylor
89.2Taylor wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇾 Shivnarine Chanderpaul
89.4
Chanderpaul leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
2. Claire Taylor
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. 🇬🇾 Shivnarine Chanderpaul5 years played · career day 1,825218 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Claire Taylor5 years played · career day 1,825194 runs
-11.0% vs Chanderpaul at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 28 | 62 | 194 | 422 |
| 🇬🇾 Chanderpaul | 0 | 0 | 35 | 74 | 218 | 472 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TaylorRetired | ChanderpaulRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| ODI runs | 4,101 | 8,778 |
| ODI average | 40.2 | — |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Test runs | — | 11,867 |
| Tests played | — | 164 |
| Test centuries | — | 30 |
| Batting average | — | 51 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Chanderpaul89.4
Taylor89.2
FAQ
Where does Taylor beat Chanderpaul?
Taylor scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Chanderpaul leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Taylor vs Chanderpaul score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Taylor: 89.2, Chanderpaul: 89.4.
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