Who is better, Bradman or Malinga?
Don Bradman leads with a GOAT score of 96.8 against 88.1 for Lasith Malinga — a gap of 8.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bradman vs Malinga
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Don Bradman above Lasith Malinga: 96.8 vs 88.1. Don Bradman leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
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BradmanWinner
96.8Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Malinga
88.1Malinga 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. Lasith Malinga
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. 🇦🇺 Don Bradman5 years played · career day 2,191505 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Lasith Malinga5 years played · career day 2,191163 runs
-67.7% vs Bradman at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Bradman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 395 | 803 |
| 🇱🇰 Malinga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 290 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BradmanRetired | MalingaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test batting average | 99.94 | — |
| Test centuries | 29 | — |
| Test runs | 6,996 | — |
| Test double centuries | 12 | — |
| Ashes series won as captain | 4 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI wickets | — | 338 |
| T20 international wickets | — | 107 |
| ODI hat-tricks | — | 3 |
| IPL titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 100 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 100 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bradman96.8
Malinga88.1
FAQ
Where does Malinga beat Bradman?
Malinga does not lead any of the five categories; Bradman is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bradman vs Malinga score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bradman: 96.8, Malinga: 88.1.
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