Who is better, Clarke or Abbas?
Michael Clarke leads with a GOAT score of 88.0 against 88.0 for Zaheer Abbas — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Clarke vs Abbas
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Michael Clarke and Zaheer Abbas level at 88.0. Michael Clarke leads on Honours. Zaheer Abbas leads on Longevity, Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ClarkeWinner
88.0Clarke wins: Honours
Abbas
88.0Abbas 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. Zaheer Abbas
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. 🇵🇰 Zaheer Abbas5 years played · career day 1,825263 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Michael Clarke5 years played · career day 1,825253 runs
-3.8% vs Abbas at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Clarke | 0 | 0 | 35 | 78 | 253 | 595 |
| 🇵🇰 Abbas | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 263 | 588 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Clarke88.0
Abbas88.0
FAQ
Where does Abbas beat Clarke?
Abbas scores higher on dominance, statistics, longevity. Clarke leads on honours.
How is the Clarke vs Abbas score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Clarke: 88.0, Abbas: 88.0.
What do you think?
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