Who is better, Blackham or Azharuddin?
Jack Blackham leads with a GOAT score of 85.6 against 85.5 for Mohammad Azharuddin — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Jack Blackham above Mohammad Azharuddin: 85.6 vs 85.5. Jack Blackham leads on Honours, Dominance, Longevity. Mohammad Azharuddin leads on Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Blackham wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Azharuddin wins: Peak, Statistics
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Blackham leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Blackham | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 286 | 626 |
| 🇮🇳 Azharuddin | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 214 | 609 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BlackhamRetired | AzharuddinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Tests played | 35 | 99 |
| Test dismissals | 60 | — |
| First-class dismissals | 456 | — |
| Tests as captain | 8 | 47 |
| Test debut match number | 1 | — |
| Test runs | — | 6,215 |
| Test centuries | — | 22 |
| ODI runs | — | 9,378 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 92 |
Jack Blackham leads with a GOAT score of 85.6 against 85.5 for Mohammad Azharuddin — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Azharuddin scores higher on peak, statistics. Blackham leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Blackham: 85.6, Azharuddin: 85.5.
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