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Azharuddin vs Du Preez

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AzharuddinWinner
85.5

Azharuddin wins: Dominance, Peak

Du Preez
85.4

Du Preez wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Mohammad Azharuddin
85.5

Azharuddin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Scored centuries in his first three Tests and went on to captain India.

1. Mohammad Azharuddin
85.5
2. Mignon du Preez
85.4

Category breakdown

Season form · Centuries per year

Career timeline · Centuries per year

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through year 5 · Centuries per year
1. 🇮🇳 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 day30100365100018253650
🇮🇳 Azharuddin004596214609
🇿🇦 Du Preez002250168366

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricAzharuddinRetiredDu PreezRetired
Test runs6,215
Test centuries22
ODI runs9,3783,760
Tests as captain47
Tests played99
T20I runs2,000
ODI matches154
Matches as captain100
International seasons16
Dominance w25%8280
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8488
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Azharuddin85.5
Du Preez85.4
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