Who is better, Bell or Afridi?
Ian Bell leads with a GOAT score of 86.6 against 86.6 for Shahid Afridi — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bell vs Afridi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ian Bell and Shahid Afridi level at 86.6. Ian Bell leads on Honours. Shahid Afridi leads on Peak, Longevity.
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BellWinner
86.6Bell wins: Honours
Afridi
86.6Afridi wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Ian Bell
86.6
Bell leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ian Bell
2. Shahid Afridi
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. 🇬🇧 Ian Bell5 years played · career day 1,825279 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Shahid Afridi5 years played · career day 2,191190 runs
-31.9% vs Bell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Bell | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 279 | 601 |
| 🇵🇰 Afridi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 148 | 314 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BellRetired | AfridiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 7,727 | — |
| Test centuries | 22 | — |
| Ashes series won | 5 | — |
| One-day international runs | 5,416 | — |
| Tests played | 118 | — |
| ODI wickets | — | 395 |
| ODI runs | — | 8,064 |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Fastest ODI century (balls) | — | 37 |
| ODI sixes | — | 351 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bell86.6
Afridi86.6
FAQ
Where does Afridi beat Bell?
Afridi scores higher on peak, longevity. Bell leads on honours.
How is the Bell vs Afridi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bell: 86.6, Afridi: 86.6.
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