Who is better, Marshall or Chanderpaul?
Malcolm Marshall leads with a GOAT score of 89.5 against 89.4 for Shivnarine Chanderpaul — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Marshall vs Chanderpaul
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Malcolm Marshall above Shivnarine Chanderpaul: 89.5 vs 89.4. Malcolm Marshall leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Shivnarine Chanderpaul leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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MarshallWinner
89.5Marshall wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Chanderpaul
89.4Chanderpaul wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇧 Malcolm Marshall
89.5
Marshall leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Malcolm Marshall
2. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
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. 🇬🇾 Shivnarine Chanderpaul5 years played · career day 1,825218 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇧 Malcolm Marshall5 years played · career day 2,19074 runs
-66.1% vs Chanderpaul at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇧 Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 224 |
| 🇬🇾 Chanderpaul | 0 | 0 | 35 | 74 | 218 | 472 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MarshallRetired | ChanderpaulRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 376 | — |
| Test matches | 81 | — |
| Test bowling average | 20.94 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 22 | — |
| ODI wickets | 157 | — |
| Test runs | — | 11,867 |
| Tests played | — | 164 |
| Test centuries | — | 30 |
| Batting average | — | 51 |
| ODI runs | — | 8,778 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Marshall89.5
Chanderpaul89.4
FAQ
Where does Chanderpaul beat Marshall?
Chanderpaul scores higher on statistics, longevity. Marshall leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Marshall vs Chanderpaul score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Marshall: 89.5, Chanderpaul: 89.4.
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