Kapil vs Gavaskar
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Gavaskar wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Kapil wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Gavaskar leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First batter to 10,000 Test runs, against the fastest bowling of the era.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 Kapil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 215 |
| 🇮🇳 Gavaskar | 0 | 0 | 774 | 1,460 | 3,362 | 6,272 |
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 | KapilRetired | GavaskarRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cups | 1 | 1 |
| Test wickets | 434 | — |
| Test runs | 5,248 | 10,122 |
| Five-wicket hauls | 23 | — |
| ODI wickets | 253 | — |
| 175 not out at 1983 World Cup | 1 | — |
| Test centuries | — | 34 |
| Test average | — | 51.12 |
| Test matches | — | 125 |
| Double centuries | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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