Who is better, Briggs or Taylor?
Johnny Briggs leads with a GOAT score of 88.1 against 88.1 for Ross Taylor — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Briggs vs Taylor
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Johnny Briggs and Ross Taylor level at 88.1. Johnny Briggs leads on Dominance, Honours. Ross Taylor leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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BriggsWinner
88.1Briggs wins: Dominance, Honours
Taylor
88.1Taylor wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Johnny Briggs
88.1
Briggs leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Johnny Briggs
2. Ross Taylor
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. 🇬🇧 Johnny Briggs5 years played · career day 1,825275 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇿 Ross Taylor5 years played · career day 2,190214 runs
-22.2% vs Briggs at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Briggs | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 585 |
| 🇳🇿 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 158 | 404 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BriggsRetired | TaylorRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 118 | — |
| First-class wickets | 2,221 | — |
| Test hat-tricks | 1 | — |
| Best Test figures | 15 | — |
| Tests played | 33 | — |
| World Test Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Test runs | — | 7,683 |
| ODI runs | — | 8,607 |
| International centuries | — | 40 |
| ODI matches | — | 236 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Briggs88.1
Taylor88.1
FAQ
Where does Taylor beat Briggs?
Taylor scores higher on statistics, longevity. Briggs leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Briggs vs Taylor score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Briggs: 88.1, Taylor: 88.1.
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