Who is better, Appleyard or Dar?
Nida Dar leads with a GOAT score of 84.6 against 84.4 for Bob Appleyard — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Appleyard vs Dar
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Nida Dar above Bob Appleyard: 84.6 vs 84.4. Nida Dar leads on Longevity. Bob Appleyard leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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DarWinner
84.6Dar wins: Longevity
Appleyard
84.4Appleyard wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇰 Nida Dar
84.6
Dar leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Nida Dar
2. Bob Appleyard
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. 🇬🇧 Bob Appleyard5 years played · career day 1,825398 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Nida Dar5 years played · career day 1,82598 runs
-75.4% vs Appleyard at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Appleyard | 0 | 0 | 60 | 158 | 398 | 592 |
| 🇵🇰 Dar | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 98 | 234 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AppleyardRetired | DarActive |
|---|---|---|
| Wickets in debut season | 200 | — |
| First-class wickets | 708 | — |
| First-class average | 15 | — |
| Test wickets | 31 | — |
| Tests lost | 0 | — |
| T20I wickets | — | 141 |
| ODI wickets | — | 80 |
| T20I runs | — | 2,000 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 1 |
| International seasons | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Dar84.6
Appleyard84.4
FAQ
Where does Appleyard beat Dar?
Appleyard scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Dar leads on longevity.
How is the Appleyard vs Dar score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Appleyard: 84.4, Dar: 84.6.
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