Gayle vs Kallis
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Gayle wins: Peak, Honours
Kallis wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Gayle leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. The Universe Boss: two Test triple centuries and over 14,000 T20 runs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇲 Gayle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 34 |
| 🇿🇦 Kallis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 196 | 427 |
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 | GayleRetired | KallisRetired |
|---|---|---|
| T20 World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| T20 career runs | 14,562 | — |
| Test triple centuries | 2 | — |
| ODI runs | 10,480 | 11,579 |
| T20 centuries | 22 | — |
| Test runs | — | 13,289 |
| Test wickets | — | 292 |
| Test centuries | — | 45 |
| Test average | — | 55.37 |
| ICC Player of the Year | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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