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Boon vs Blackham

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Jack Blackham above David Boon: 85.6 vs 85.5. Jack Blackham leads on Longevity, Dominance. David Boon leads on Statistics.

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BlackhamWinner
85.6

Blackham wins: Dominance, Longevity

Boon
85.5

Boon wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Jack Blackham
85.6

Blackham leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Jack Blackham
85.6
2. David Boon
85.5

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 season
1. 🇦🇺 Jack Blackham5 years played · career day 1,825286 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 David Boon5 years played · career day 1,826279 runs
-2.4% vs Blackham at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Boon004088208624
🇦🇺 Blackham004596286626

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricBoonRetiredBlackhamRetired
Test runs7,422—
Test centuries21—
World Cup titles1—
Tests played10735
ODI runs5,964—
Test dismissals—60
First-class dismissals—456
Tests as captain—8
Test debut match number—1
Dominance w25%8284
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8286
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%9284

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Blackham85.6
Boon85.5
The people
Boon
Blackham

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FAQ

Who is better, Boon or Blackham?

Jack Blackham leads with a GOAT score of 85.6 against 85.5 for David Boon — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Boon beat Blackham?

Boon scores higher on statistics. Blackham leads on dominance, longevity.

How is the Boon vs Blackham score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Boon: 85.5, Blackham: 85.6.

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