Clark vs Kumble
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Clark wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Kumble wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Clark leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two World Cup titles as captain and the first double-century in ODIs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Clark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 42 |
| 🇮🇳 Kumble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 250 |
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 | ClarkRetired | KumbleRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| ODI runs | 4,844 | — |
| ODI average | 47.49 | — |
| Highest ODI score | 229 | — |
| Australia caps | 133 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 619 |
| ODI wickets | — | 337 |
| Ten wickets in an innings | — | 1 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 35 |
| Test bowling average | — | 29.65 |
| Ten-wicket matches | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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