Who is better, Collingwood or Benaud?
Paul Collingwood leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.8 for Richie Benaud — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Collingwood vs Benaud
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Paul Collingwood and Richie Benaud level at 85.8. Paul Collingwood leads on Longevity, Statistics. Richie Benaud leads on Dominance, Peak.
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CollingwoodWinner
85.8Collingwood wins: Longevity, Statistics
Benaud
85.8Benaud wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Paul Collingwood
85.8
Collingwood leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Paul Collingwood
2. Richie Benaud
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. 🇬🇧 Paul Collingwood5 years played · career day 1,826268 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Richie Benaud5 years played · career day 1,826252 runs
-6.0% vs Collingwood at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Collingwood | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 206 | 562 |
| 🇦🇺 Benaud | 0 | 0 | 35 | 78 | 186 | 590 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CollingwoodRetired | BenaudRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Twenty20 titles as captain | 1 | — |
| Test runs | 4,259 | 2,201 |
| One-day international runs | 5,092 | — |
| Test centuries | 10 | — |
| International caps | 264 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 248 |
| Tests as captain | — | 28 |
| Series lost as captain | — | 0 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 16 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Collingwood85.8
Benaud85.8
FAQ
Where does Benaud beat Collingwood?
Benaud scores higher on peak, dominance. Collingwood leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Collingwood vs Benaud score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Collingwood: 85.8, Benaud: 85.8.
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