Butcher vs Aaqib
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Butcher wins: Longevity
Aaqib wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Butcher leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. England opener and a prolific Surrey and Glamorgan batter.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Butcher | 0 | 0 | 48 | 100 | 215 | 570 |
| 🇵🇰 Aaqib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 182 |
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.
| Metric | ButcherRetired | AaqibRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test appearances | 1 | — |
| First-class runs | 22,677 | — |
| First-class centuries | 46 | — |
| First-class matches | 464 | — |
| List A runs | 12,000 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI wickets | — | 182 |
| Best ODI figures | — | 7 |
| Test wickets | — | 54 |
| ODI matches | — | 163 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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