Imran vs Lara
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Lara wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Imran wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Lara leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 400 not out and 501 not out — the highest scores in Test and first-class cricket.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Imran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 🏴 Lara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 365 |
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 | ImranRetired | LaraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Test wickets | 362 | — |
| Test runs | 3,807 | 11,953 |
| Test bowling average | 22.81 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 23 | — |
| Test wins as captain | 14 | — |
| Test centuries | — | 34 |
| Highest Test score | — | 400 |
| ODI runs | — | 10,405 |
| Test average | — | 52.88 |
| Player of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 93 |
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