Who is better, Archer or Brearley?
Jofra Archer leads with a GOAT score of 83.8 against 83.8 for Mike Brearley — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Jofra Archer and Mike Brearley level at 83.8. Jofra Archer leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics. Mike Brearley leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Archer wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Brearley wins: Longevity
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Archer leads in 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Archer | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 292 | 684 |
| 🇬🇧 Brearley | 0 | 0 | 45 | 93 | 259 | 528 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ArcherActive · Rajasthan Royals | BrearleyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup wickets in 2019 | 20 | — |
| Test wickets | 50 | — |
| Twenty20 international wickets | 40 | — |
| Fastest delivery recorded in km/h | 154 | — |
| Tests as captain | — | 31 |
| Tests won as captain | — | 18 |
| Ashes series won as captain | — | 3 |
| First-class runs | — | 25,185 |
| First-class centuries | — | 45 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
Jofra Archer leads with a GOAT score of 83.8 against 83.8 for Mike Brearley — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Brearley scores higher on longevity. Archer leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Archer: 83.8, Brearley: 83.8.
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