Who is better, Dhoni or Abbas?
Zaheer Abbas leads with a GOAT score of 88.0 against 87.9 for MS Dhoni — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dhoni vs Abbas
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Zaheer Abbas above MS Dhoni: 88.0 vs 87.9. Zaheer Abbas leads on Statistics, Peak. MS Dhoni leads on Honours.
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AbbasWinner
88.0Abbas wins: Peak, Statistics
Dhoni
87.9Dhoni wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇰 Zaheer Abbas
88.0
Abbas leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Zaheer Abbas
2. MS Dhoni
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. 🇮🇳 MS Dhoni5 years played · career day 2,191260 runs
-1.1% vs Abbas at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 Dhoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 145 | 420 |
| 🇵🇰 Abbas | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 263 | 588 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DhoniRetired | AbbasRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| World T20 titles | 1 | — |
| Champions Trophy titles | 1 | — |
| ODI runs | 10,773 | 2,572 |
| ODI dismissals | 444 | — |
| ODI average | 50.57 | — |
| Test runs | — | 5,062 |
| Test centuries | — | 12 |
| First-class centuries | — | 108 |
| Test double centuries | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Abbas88.0
Dhoni87.9
FAQ
Where does Dhoni beat Abbas?
Dhoni scores higher on honours. Abbas leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Dhoni vs Abbas score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dhoni: 87.9, Abbas: 88.0.
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