Gower vs Athapaththu
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Athapaththu wins: Dominance, Peak
Gower wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Athapaththu leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Sri Lanka's captain and the scorer of a 178 not out at the 2017 World Cup.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Gower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 298 |
| 🇱🇰 Athapaththu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 124 | 342 |
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 | GowerRetired | AthapaththuActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 8,231 | — |
| Test centuries | 18 | — |
| Ashes series won as captain | 1 | — |
| Runs in the 1985 Ashes | 732 | — |
| Tests played | 117 | — |
| ODI runs | — | 3,500 |
| T20I runs | — | 3,000 |
| Highest ODI score | — | 195 |
| Asia Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Career best ODI ranking | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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