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Raja vs Williamson

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WilliamsonWinner
82.4

Williamson wins: Dominance, Honours

Raja
82.1

Raja wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇿 Kane Williamson
82.4

Williamson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Captain of New Zealand's World Test Championship-winning side.

1. Kane Williamson
82.4
2. Wasim Raja
82.1

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. 🇳🇿 Kane Williamson5 years played · career day 1,8253,372 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Wasim Raja5 years played · career day 2,556170 runs
-95.0% vs Williamson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇵🇰 Raja000084266
🇳🇿 Williamson002807603,3726,438

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.

MetricRajaRetiredWilliamsonActive
Test runs2,8219,200
Test average36.16
Test wickets51
Average against West Indies57.43
Tests played57
Test centuries33
Test matches105
ODI runs6,800
Test batting average54.9
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%7478
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Williamson82.4
Raja82.1
The people
Raja
Williamson

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