Chapple vs Tamim
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Chapple wins: Longevity, Honours
Tamim wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Chapple leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Led Lancashire to the 2011 County Championship and took 985 wickets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Chapple | 0 | 0 | 45 | 93 | 200 | 526 |
| 🇧🇩 Tamim | 0 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 196 | 424 |
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 | ChappleRetired | TamimRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class wickets | 985 | — |
| County championships as captain | 1 | — |
| First-class runs | 8,000 | — |
| Seasons played | 25 | — |
| One-day international caps | 1 | — |
| ODI runs | — | 8,357 |
| Test runs | — | 5,134 |
| International centuries | — | 25 |
| ODI matches | — | 243 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
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