Who is better, Blythe or Wolvaardt?
Colin Blythe leads with a GOAT score of 86.8 against 86.8 for Laura Wolvaardt — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Blythe vs Wolvaardt
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Colin Blythe and Laura Wolvaardt level at 86.8. Colin Blythe leads on Longevity. Laura Wolvaardt leads on Peak, Honours.
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BlytheWinner
86.8Blythe wins: Longevity
Wolvaardt
86.8Wolvaardt wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Colin Blythe
86.8
Blythe leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Colin Blythe
2. Laura Wolvaardt
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. 🇬🇧 Colin Blythe5 years played · career day 1,824289 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Laura Wolvaardt5 years played · career day 1,826226 runs
-21.8% vs Blythe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Blythe | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 289 | 635 |
| 🇿🇦 Wolvaardt | 0 | 0 | 32 | 72 | 170 | 472 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BlytheRetired | WolvaardtActive |
|---|---|---|
| First-class wickets | 2,506 | — |
| Test wickets | 100 | — |
| Wickets in a day | 17 | — |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | 14 | — |
| First-class average | 16 | — |
| World Cup finals reached | — | 3 |
| ODI runs | — | 4,000 |
| ODI centuries | — | 8 |
| ODI average | — | 46 |
| Career best ODI ranking | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Blythe86.8
Wolvaardt86.8
FAQ
Where does Wolvaardt beat Blythe?
Wolvaardt scores higher on peak, honours. Blythe leads on longevity.
How is the Blythe vs Wolvaardt score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Blythe: 86.8, Wolvaardt: 86.8.
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