Who is better, Du Preez or Azharuddin?
Mohammad Azharuddin leads with a GOAT score of 85.5 against 85.4 for Mignon du Preez — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Du Preez vs Azharuddin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mohammad Azharuddin above Mignon du Preez: 85.5 vs 85.4. Mohammad Azharuddin leads on Dominance, Peak. Mignon du Preez leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AzharuddinWinner
85.5Azharuddin wins: Dominance, Peak
Du Preez
85.4Du Preez wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Mohammad Azharuddin
85.5
Azharuddin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mohammad Azharuddin
2. Mignon du Preez
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. 🇮🇳 Mohammad Azharuddin5 years played · career day 1,826282 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Mignon du Preez5 years played · career day 1,825168 runs
-40.4% vs Azharuddin at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Du Preez | 0 | 0 | 22 | 50 | 168 | 366 |
| 🇮🇳 Azharuddin | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 214 | 609 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Du PreezRetired | AzharuddinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| ODI runs | 3,760 | 9,378 |
| T20I runs | 2,000 | — |
| ODI matches | 154 | — |
| Matches as captain | 100 | — |
| International seasons | 16 | — |
| Test runs | — | 6,215 |
| Test centuries | — | 22 |
| Tests as captain | — | 47 |
| Tests played | — | 99 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Azharuddin85.5
Du Preez85.4
FAQ
Where does Du Preez beat Azharuddin?
Du Preez scores higher on longevity. Azharuddin leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Du Preez vs Azharuddin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Du Preez: 85.4, Azharuddin: 85.5.
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