Who is better, Root or Shaheen?
Shaheen Shah Afridi leads with a GOAT score of 84.0 against 83.9 for Joe Root — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Shaheen Shah Afridi above Joe Root: 84.0 vs 83.9. Shaheen Shah Afridi leads on Peak, Honours, Dominance. Joe Root leads on Longevity.
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ShaheenWinner
84.0Shaheen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Root
83.9Root wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇰 Shaheen Shah Afridi
84.0
Shaheen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Shaheen Shah Afridi
2. Joe Root
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. 🏴 Joe Root5 years played · career day 1,8265,063 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Shaheen Shah Afridi5 years played · career day 2,190236 runs
-95.3% vs Root at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Root | 0 | 0 | 186 | 1,123 | 3,586 | 9,511 |
| 🇵🇰 Shaheen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 180 | 386 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RootActive | ShaheenActive · Lahore Qalandars |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 13,000 | — |
| Test centuries | 37 | — |
| Test matches | 155 | — |
| ODI runs | 6,500 | — |
| Test batting average | 50.8 | — |
| ICC Cricketer of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Test wickets | — | 120 |
| ODI wickets | — | 130 |
| T20I wickets | — | 100 |
| Champions Trophy titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Shaheen84.0
Root83.9
FAQ
Where does Root beat Shaheen?
Root scores higher on longevity. Shaheen leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Root vs Shaheen score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Root: 83.9, Shaheen: 84.0.
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