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Bradman vs Langer

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Don Bradman above Justin Langer: 96.8 vs 87.1. Don Bradman leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.

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BradmanWinner
96.8

Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Langer
87.1

Langer wins: no category outright

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Time range

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Don Bradman
96.8

Bradman leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Don Bradman
96.8
2. Justin Langer
87.1

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. 🇦🇺 Don Bradman5 years played · career day 2,191505 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Justin Langer5 years played · career day 2,556180 runs
-64.4% vs Bradman at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Bradman00066395803
🇦🇺 Langer0000102272

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

MetricBradmanRetiredLangerRetired
Test batting average99.94—
Test centuries2923
Test runs6,9967,696
Test double centuries12—
Ashes series won as captain4—
Tests played—105
Test average—45.27
Ashes series won—4
Dominance w25%10082
Peak w20%10090
Longevity w20%8888
Honours w20%9686
Statistics w15%10092

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Bradman96.8
Langer87.1
The people
Bradman
Langer

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FAQ

Who is better, Bradman or Langer?

Don Bradman leads with a GOAT score of 96.8 against 87.1 for Justin Langer — a gap of 9.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Langer beat Bradman?

Langer does not lead any of the five categories; Bradman is ahead or level on all of them.

How is the Bradman vs Langer score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bradman: 96.8, Langer: 87.1.

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