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Harbhajan vs Pietersen

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GOAT Rank currently scores Harbhajan Singh and Kevin Pietersen level at 88.4. Harbhajan Singh leads on Longevity. Kevin Pietersen leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.

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HarbhajanWinner
88.4

Harbhajan wins: Longevity

Pietersen
88.4

Pietersen wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Harbhajan Singh
88.4

Harbhajan leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Harbhajan Singh
88.4
2. Kevin Pietersen
88.4

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. 🇬🇧 Kevin Pietersen5 years played · career day 3,286248 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇳 Harbhajan Singh5 years played · career day 1,825132 runs
-46.8% vs Pietersen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇳 Harbhajan00820132250
🇬🇧 Pietersen000056248

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

MetricHarbhajanRetiredPietersenRetired
Test wickets417—
ODI wickets269—
World Cup titles1—
Five-wicket hauls25—
Tests played103—
Test runs—8,181
Test centuries—23
T20 World Cup titles—1
Ashes series won—3
Test average—47.28
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9496
Longevity w20%8882
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%9294

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Harbhajan88.4
Pietersen88.4
The people
Harbhajan
Pietersen

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FAQ

Who is better, Harbhajan or Pietersen?

Harbhajan Singh leads with a GOAT score of 88.4 against 88.4 for Kevin Pietersen — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Pietersen beat Harbhajan?

Pietersen scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Harbhajan leads on longevity.

How is the Harbhajan vs Pietersen score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Harbhajan: 88.4, Pietersen: 88.4.

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