Who is better, Benkenstein or Booth?
Dale Benkenstein leads with a GOAT score of 80.0 against 79.5 for Major Booth — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Benkenstein vs Booth
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dale Benkenstein above Major Booth: 80.0 vs 79.5. Dale Benkenstein leads on Longevity. Major Booth leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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BenkensteinWinner
80.0Benkenstein wins: Longevity
Booth
79.5Booth wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Dale Benkenstein
80.0
Benkenstein leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dale Benkenstein
2. Major Booth
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. 🇬🇧 Major Booth5 years played · career day 1,826336 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Dale Benkenstein5 years played · career day 1,825265 runs
-21.1% vs Booth at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Benkenstein | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 265 | 549 |
| 🇬🇧 Booth | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 252 | 479 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BenkensteinRetired | BoothRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class runs | 17,000 | 4,753 |
| First-class centuries | 40 | — |
| One-day international matches | 23 | — |
| Domestic titles as captain | 5 | — |
| Seasons played | 22 | — |
| Test appearances | — | 2 |
| First-class wickets | — | 603 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year | — | 1 |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Benkenstein80.0
Booth79.5
FAQ
Where does Booth beat Benkenstein?
Booth scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Benkenstein leads on longevity.
How is the Benkenstein vs Booth score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Benkenstein: 80.0, Booth: 79.5.
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