Imran vs Dravid
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Imran wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Dravid wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Imran leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Captained Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup with 362 Test 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Imran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 🇮🇳 Dravid | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 194 | 492 |
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 | DravidRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Test wickets | 362 | — |
| Test runs | 3,807 | 13,288 |
| Test bowling average | 22.81 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 23 | — |
| Test wins as captain | 14 | — |
| Test centuries | — | 36 |
| Test average | — | 52.31 |
| ODI runs | — | 10,889 |
| Test catches | — | 210 |
| Balls faced in Tests | — | 31,258 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 94 |
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