Who is better, Sutcliffe or Kohli?
Herbert Sutcliffe leads with a GOAT score of 90.8 against 90.8 for Virat Kohli — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sutcliffe vs Kohli
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Herbert Sutcliffe and Virat Kohli level at 90.8. Herbert Sutcliffe leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak. Virat Kohli leads on Honours, Dominance.
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SutcliffeWinner
90.8Sutcliffe wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Kohli
90.8Kohli wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Herbert Sutcliffe
90.8
Sutcliffe leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Herbert Sutcliffe
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 Sutcliffe — 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 | SutcliffeRetired | KohliActive · Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
|---|---|---|
| Test average | 60.73 | — |
| Test runs | 4,555 | 9,230 |
| Test centuries | 16 | — |
| First-class runs | 50,138 | — |
| First-class centuries | 151 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 46.85 |
| International centuries | — | 82 |
| ODI runs | — | 14,181 |
| World Cups | — | 2 |
| ODI average | — | 57.7 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 98 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sutcliffe90.8
Kohli90.8
FAQ
Where does Kohli beat Sutcliffe?
Kohli scores higher on dominance, honours. Sutcliffe leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Sutcliffe vs Kohli score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sutcliffe: 90.8, Kohli: 90.8.
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