Steyn vs Gilchrist
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Steyn wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Gilchrist wins: Honours
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Verdict
Steyn leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. South Africa's leading Test wicket taker with 439 scalps at 22.9.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Steyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 106 | 366 |
| 🇦🇺 Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
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 | SteynRetired | GilchristRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 439 | — |
| Test matches | 93 | — |
| Test bowling average | 22.95 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 26 | — |
| ODI wickets | 196 | — |
| World Cups | — | 3 |
| Test runs | — | 5,570 |
| ODI runs | — | 9,619 |
| Test dismissals | — | 416 |
| Test strike rate | — | 81.95 |
| Test centuries | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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