Who is better, Asif or Naseem?
Mohammad Asif leads with a GOAT score of 74.8 against 73.2 for Naseem Shah — a gap of 1.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Asif vs Naseem
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mohammad Asif above Naseem Shah: 74.8 vs 73.2. Mohammad Asif leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AsifWinner
74.8Asif wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Naseem
73.2Naseem wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇰 Mohammad Asif
74.8
Asif leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mohammad Asif
2. Naseem Shah
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 Asif5 years played · career day 1,82594 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Naseem Shah5 years played · career day 1,82575 runs
-20.2% vs Asif at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Asif | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 94 | 106 |
| 🇵🇰 Naseem | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 75 | 109 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Asif74.8
Naseem73.2
FAQ
Where does Naseem beat Asif?
Naseem does not lead any of the five categories; Asif is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Asif vs Naseem score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Asif: 74.8, Naseem: 73.2.
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