Who is better, de Silva or Chappell?
Aravinda de Silva leads with a GOAT score of 88.5 against 88.5 for Greg Chappell — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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de Silva vs Chappell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Aravinda de Silva and Greg Chappell level at 88.5. Aravinda de Silva leads on Longevity. Greg Chappell leads on Dominance, Statistics.
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de SilvaWinner
88.5de Silva wins: Longevity
Chappell
88.5Chappell wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇰 Aravinda de Silva
88.5
de Silva leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Aravinda de Silva
2. Greg Chappell
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. 🇦🇺 Greg Chappell5 years played · career day 1,825271 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Aravinda de Silva5 years played · career day 1,826148 runs
-45.4% vs Chappell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇰 de Silva | 0 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 108 | 335 |
| 🇦🇺 Chappell | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | 271 | 617 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
de Silva88.5
Chappell88.5
FAQ
Where does Chappell beat de Silva?
Chappell scores higher on dominance, statistics. de Silva leads on longevity.
How is the de Silva vs Chappell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. de Silva: 88.5, Chappell: 88.5.
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