Who is better, Bradman or Blundell?
Don Bradman leads with a GOAT score of 96.8 against 83.0 for Tom Blundell — a gap of 13.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bradman vs Blundell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Don Bradman above Tom Blundell: 96.8 vs 83.0. Don Bradman leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BradmanWinner
96.8Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Blundell
83.0Blundell wins: no category outright
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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
2. Tom Blundell
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. 🇳🇿 Tom Blundell5 years played · career day 1,825285 runs
-43.6% vs Bradman at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Bradman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 395 | 803 |
| 🇳🇿 Blundell | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 285 | 621 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BradmanRetired | BlundellActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test batting average | 99.94 | — |
| Test centuries | 29 | 5 |
| Test runs | 6,996 | 2,200 |
| Test double centuries | 12 | — |
| Ashes series won as captain | 4 | — |
| World Test Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Test dismissals | — | 150 |
| Tests played | — | 55 |
| Dominance w25% | 100 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 100 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bradman96.8
Blundell83.0
FAQ
Where does Blundell beat Bradman?
Blundell does not lead any of the five categories; Bradman is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bradman vs Blundell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bradman: 96.8, Blundell: 83.0.
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