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Langer vs Boucher

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GOAT Rank currently scores Justin Langer and Mark Boucher level at 87.1. Justin Langer leads on Honours. Mark Boucher leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics.

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LangerWinner
87.1

Langer wins: Honours

Boucher
87.1

Boucher wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Justin Langer
87.1

Langer leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Justin Langer
87.1
2. Mark Boucher
87.1

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 season
1. 🇿🇦 Mark Boucher5 years played · career day 2,191205 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Justin Langer5 years played · career day 2,556180 runs
-12.2% vs Boucher at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Langer0000102272
🇿🇦 Boucher00020117329

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricLangerRetiredBoucherRetired
Test runs7,6965,515
Test centuries235
Tests played105147
Test average45.27—
Ashes series won4—
Test dismissals—555
ODI dismissals—424
Dominance w25%8284
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8890
Honours w20%8680
Statistics w15%9294

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Langer87.1
Boucher87.1
The people
Langer
Boucher

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FAQ

Who is better, Langer or Boucher?

Justin Langer leads with a GOAT score of 87.1 against 87.1 for Mark Boucher — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Boucher beat Langer?

Boucher scores higher on dominance, statistics, longevity. Langer leads on honours.

How is the Langer vs Boucher score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Langer: 87.1, Boucher: 87.1.

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