Bosanquet vs Babar
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Bosanquet wins: Longevity, Honours
Babar wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Bosanquet leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Invented the googly and won the 1905 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge with it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Bosanquet | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 298 | 743 |
| 🇵🇰 Babar | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 285 | 498 |
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 | BosanquetRetired | BabarActive |
|---|---|---|
| First-class wickets | 629 | — |
| Test wickets | 25 | — |
| First-class runs | 11,696 | — |
| Best Test figures | 8 | — |
| Tests played | 7 | — |
| ODI centuries | — | 19 |
| Test centuries | — | 9 |
| T20I runs | — | 4,223 |
| ODI batting average | — | 56 |
| Months as world No. 1 | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 92 |
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