Who is better, Clarke or Ismail?
Michael Clarke leads with a GOAT score of 88.0 against 88.0 for Shabnim Ismail — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Clarke vs Ismail
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Michael Clarke and Shabnim Ismail level at 88.0. Michael Clarke leads on Honours. Shabnim Ismail leads on Longevity, Dominance, Statistics.
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ClarkeWinner
88.0Clarke wins: Honours
Ismail
88.0Ismail wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Michael Clarke
88.0
Clarke leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Michael Clarke
2. Shabnim Ismail
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. 🇦🇺 Michael Clarke5 years played · career day 1,825253 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Shabnim Ismail5 years played · career day 1,82588 runs
-65.2% vs Clarke at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Clarke | 0 | 0 | 35 | 78 | 253 | 595 |
| 🇿🇦 Ismail | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 88 | 216 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ClarkeRetired | IsmailRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 8,643 | — |
| Test centuries | 28 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Highest score | 329 | — |
| ODI runs | 7,981 | — |
| ODI wickets | — | 191 |
| T20I wickets | — | 97 |
| Fastest recorded delivery (km/h) | — | 132.1 |
| ODI matches | — | 127 |
| Career best ODI bowling ranking | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Clarke88.0
Ismail88.0
FAQ
Where does Ismail beat Clarke?
Ismail scores higher on dominance, statistics, longevity. Clarke leads on honours.
How is the Clarke vs Ismail score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Clarke: 88.0, Ismail: 88.0.
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