Who is better, Botham or Kapp?
Ian Botham leads with a GOAT score of 88.8 against 88.8 for Marizanne Kapp — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Botham vs Kapp
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ian Botham and Marizanne Kapp level at 88.8. Ian Botham leads on Peak, Honours. Marizanne Kapp leads on Longevity.
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BothamWinner
88.8Botham wins: Peak, Honours
Kapp
88.8Kapp wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Ian Botham
88.8
Botham leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ian Botham
2. Marizanne Kapp
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 Botham5 years played · career day 1,825348 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Marizanne Kapp5 years played · career day 1,825116 runs
-66.7% vs Botham at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Botham | 0 | 0 | 40 | 95 | 348 | 681 |
| 🇿🇦 Kapp | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 116 | 278 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BothamRetired | KappActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 383 | — |
| Test runs | 5,200 | — |
| Test centuries | 14 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 27 | — |
| Tests played | 102 | — |
| International wickets | — | 300 |
| ODI wickets | — | 150 |
| T20I wickets | — | 100 |
| ODI runs | — | 2,000 |
| Career best ODI bowling ranking | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Botham88.8
Kapp88.8
FAQ
Where does Kapp beat Botham?
Kapp scores higher on longevity. Botham leads on peak, honours.
How is the Botham vs Kapp score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Botham: 88.8, Kapp: 88.8.
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