Who is better, Anderson or Kohli?
James Anderson leads with a GOAT score of 92.9 against 90.8 for Virat Kohli — a gap of 2.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks James Anderson above Virat Kohli: 92.9 vs 90.8. James Anderson leads on Longevity. Virat Kohli leads on Dominance, Peak.
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AndersonWinner
92.9Anderson wins: Longevity
Kohli
90.8Kohli wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 James Anderson
92.9
Anderson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. James Anderson
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 Anderson — 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 | AndersonRetired | KohliActive · Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 704 | — |
| Tests played | 188 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 32 | — |
| ODI wickets | 269 | — |
| Bowling average | 26 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 46.85 |
| International centuries | — | 82 |
| ODI runs | — | 14,181 |
| Test runs | — | 9,230 |
| World Cups | — | 2 |
| ODI average | — | 57.7 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 98 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Anderson92.9
Kohli90.8
FAQ
Where does Kohli beat Anderson?
Kohli scores higher on peak, dominance. Anderson leads on longevity.
How is the Anderson vs Kohli score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Anderson: 92.9, Kohli: 90.8.
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