Who is better, Appleyard or Anwar?
Bob Appleyard leads with a GOAT score of 84.4 against 84.3 for Saeed Anwar — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Appleyard vs Anwar
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bob Appleyard above Saeed Anwar: 84.4 vs 84.3. Bob Appleyard leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. Saeed Anwar leads on Longevity.
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AppleyardWinner
84.4Appleyard wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Anwar
84.3Anwar wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Bob Appleyard
84.4
Appleyard leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bob Appleyard
2. Saeed Anwar
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. 🇵🇰 Saeed Anwar5 years played · career day 1,825271 runs
-31.9% vs Appleyard at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Appleyard | 0 | 0 | 60 | 158 | 398 | 592 |
| 🇵🇰 Anwar | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | 271 | 617 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AppleyardRetired | AnwarRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Wickets in debut season | 200 | — |
| First-class wickets | 708 | — |
| First-class average | 15 | — |
| Test wickets | 31 | — |
| Tests lost | 0 | — |
| ODI runs | — | 8,824 |
| ODI centuries | — | 20 |
| Highest ODI score | — | 194 |
| Test runs | — | 4,052 |
| Test centuries | — | 11 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Appleyard84.4
Anwar84.3
FAQ
Where does Anwar beat Appleyard?
Anwar scores higher on longevity. Appleyard leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Appleyard vs Anwar score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Appleyard: 84.4, Anwar: 84.3.
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