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Chappell vs de Silva

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ChappellWinner
88.5

Chappell wins: Dominance, Statistics

de Silva
88.5

de Silva wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Greg Chappell
88.5

Chappell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Scored 7,110 Test runs at 53.86 and captained Australia with distinction.

1. Greg Chappell
88.5
2. Aravinda de Silva
88.5

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
1. 🇦🇺 Greg Chappell5 years played · career day 1,825271 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Aravinda de Silva5 years played · career day 1,826148 runs
-45.4% vs Chappell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Chappell004087271617
🇱🇰 de Silva001843108335

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.

MetricChappellRetiredde SilvaRetired
Test runs7,1106,361
Test centuries2420
Batting average54
Tests as captain48
Tests played87
World Cup titles1
ODI runs9,284
Test batting average42.9
Dominance w25%8884
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%8290
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%9490

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GOAT Rank · the data
Chappell88.5
de Silva88.5
The people
Chappell
de Silva

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