Who is better, Muralitharan or Warne?
Muttiah Muralitharan leads with a GOAT score of 90.7 against 90.7 for Shane Warne — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Muralitharan vs Warne
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne level at 90.7. Muttiah Muralitharan leads on Statistics. Shane Warne leads on Honours.
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MuralitharanWinner
90.7Muralitharan wins: Statistics
Warne
90.7Warne wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇰 Muttiah Muralitharan
90.7
Muralitharan leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Muttiah Muralitharan
2. Shane Warne
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. 🇦🇺 Shane Warne5 years played · career day 2,556275 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Muttiah Muralitharan5 years played · career day 2,556265 runs
-3.6% vs Warne at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇰 Muralitharan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 413 |
| 🇦🇺 Warne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 373 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MuralitharanRetired | WarneRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 800 | 708 |
| ODI wickets | 534 | 293 |
| Five-wicket hauls | 67 | 37 |
| Ten-wicket matches | 22 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | 1 |
| Test bowling average | 22.72 | 25.41 |
| Ashes wickets | — | 195 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 93 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Muralitharan90.7
Warne90.7
FAQ
Where does Warne beat Muralitharan?
Warne scores higher on honours. Muralitharan leads on statistics.
How is the Muralitharan vs Warne score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Muralitharan: 90.7, Warne: 90.7.
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