Who is better, Steyn or Amarnath?
Mohinder Amarnath leads with a GOAT score of 87.1 against 87.0 for Dale Steyn — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Steyn vs Amarnath
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mohinder Amarnath above Dale Steyn: 87.1 vs 87.0. Mohinder Amarnath leads on Longevity, Honours. Dale Steyn leads on Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AmarnathWinner
87.1Amarnath wins: Longevity, Honours
Steyn
87.0Steyn wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Mohinder Amarnath
87.1
Amarnath leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mohinder Amarnath
2. Dale Steyn
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. 🇮🇳 Mohinder Amarnath5 years played · career day 1,826262 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Dale Steyn5 years played · career day 2,191227 runs
-13.4% vs Amarnath at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Steyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 106 | 366 |
| 🇮🇳 Amarnath | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 202 | 537 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SteynRetired | AmarnathRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 439 | 32 |
| Test matches | 93 | — |
| Test bowling average | 22.95 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 26 | — |
| ODI wickets | 196 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World Cup final Player of the Match awards | — | 1 |
| Test runs | — | 4,378 |
| Test centuries | — | 11 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Amarnath87.1
Steyn87.0
FAQ
Where does Steyn beat Amarnath?
Steyn scores higher on dominance, statistics. Amarnath leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Steyn vs Amarnath score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Steyn: 87.0, Amarnath: 87.1.
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