Shrubsole vs Imran
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Shrubsole wins: Peak, Statistics
Imran wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Shrubsole leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Took 6 for 46 in the 2017 World Cup final to win it for England.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Shrubsole | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 204 |
| 🇵🇰 Imran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
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 | ShrubsoleRetired | ImranRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup final figures | 6 | — |
| ODI wickets | 102 | — |
| T20I wickets | 102 | — |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Test wickets | — | 362 |
| Test runs | — | 3,807 |
| Test bowling average | — | 22.81 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 23 |
| Test wins as captain | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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