Who is better, Bradman or Kohli?
Don Bradman leads with a GOAT score of 96.8 against 90.8 for Virat Kohli — a gap of 6.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bradman vs Kohli
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Don Bradman above Virat Kohli: 96.8 vs 90.8. Don Bradman leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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BradmanWinner
96.8Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Kohli
90.8Kohli wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Don Bradman
96.8
Bradman leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Don Bradman
2. Virat Kohli
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇮🇳 Virat Kohli600 runs
1 season by age 21 · 600 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Bradman — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BradmanRetired | KohliActive · Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
|---|---|---|
| Test batting average | 99.94 | 46.85 |
| Test centuries | 29 | — |
| Test runs | 6,996 | 9,230 |
| Test double centuries | 12 | — |
| Ashes series won as captain | 4 | — |
| International centuries | — | 82 |
| ODI runs | — | 14,181 |
| World Cups | — | 2 |
| ODI average | — | 57.7 |
| Dominance w25% | 100 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 100 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bradman96.8
Kohli90.8
FAQ
Where does Kohli beat Bradman?
Kohli does not lead any of the five categories; Bradman is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bradman vs Kohli score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bradman: 96.8, Kohli: 90.8.
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