Who is better, Gilchrist or Afridi?
Shahid Afridi leads with a GOAT score of 86.6 against 86.5 for Adam Gilchrist — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Gilchrist vs Afridi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Shahid Afridi above Adam Gilchrist: 86.6 vs 86.5. Shahid Afridi leads on Longevity, Peak, Statistics. Adam Gilchrist leads on Honours, Dominance.
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AfridiWinner
86.6Afridi wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Gilchrist
86.5Gilchrist wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇰 Shahid Afridi
86.6
Afridi leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Shahid Afridi
2. Adam Gilchrist
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. 🇦🇺 Adam Gilchrist5 years played · career day 4,382285 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Shahid Afridi5 years played · career day 2,191190 runs
-33.3% vs Gilchrist at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 🇵🇰 Afridi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 148 | 314 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GilchristRetired | AfridiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cups | 3 | — |
| Test runs | 5,570 | — |
| ODI runs | 9,619 | 8,064 |
| Test dismissals | 416 | — |
| Test strike rate | 81.95 | — |
| Test centuries | 17 | — |
| ODI wickets | — | 395 |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Fastest ODI century (balls) | — | 37 |
| ODI sixes | — | 351 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Afridi86.6
Gilchrist86.5
FAQ
Where does Gilchrist beat Afridi?
Gilchrist scores higher on dominance, honours. Afridi leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Gilchrist vs Afridi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gilchrist: 86.5, Afridi: 86.6.
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