Who is better, Lillee or Tamim?
Dennis Lillee leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 84.9 for Tamim Iqbal — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lillee vs Tamim
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dennis Lillee above Tamim Iqbal: 85.0 vs 84.9. Dennis Lillee leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Tamim Iqbal leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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LilleeWinner
85.0Lillee wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Tamim
84.9Tamim wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Dennis Lillee
85.0
Lillee leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dennis Lillee
2. Tamim Iqbal
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. 🇧🇩 Tamim Iqbal5 years played · career day 1,825196 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Dennis Lillee5 years played · career day 2,555105 runs
-46.4% vs Tamim at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Lillee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 171 |
| 🇧🇩 Tamim | 0 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 196 | 424 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LilleeRetired | TamimRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 355 | — |
| Bowling average | 23.92 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 23 | — |
| Test matches | 70 | — |
| ODI wickets | 103 | — |
| ODI runs | — | 8,357 |
| Test runs | — | 5,134 |
| International centuries | — | 25 |
| ODI matches | — | 243 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lillee85.0
Tamim84.9
FAQ
Where does Tamim beat Lillee?
Tamim scores higher on statistics, longevity. Lillee leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Lillee vs Tamim score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lillee: 85.0, Tamim: 84.9.
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