Who is better, Kapil or Attewell?
William Attewell leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.6 for Kapil Dev — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Kapil vs Attewell
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks William Attewell above Kapil Dev: 86.7 vs 86.6. William Attewell leads on Statistics, Peak. Kapil Dev leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AttewellWinner
86.7Attewell wins: Peak, Statistics
Kapil
86.6Kapil wins: Honours
Candidates
Locked to CricketShareable URL · /compare/kapil-dev-vs-william-attewell
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 William Attewell
86.7
Attewell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. William Attewell
2. Kapil Dev
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇬🇧 William Attewell5 years played · career day 1,825275 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇳 Kapil Dev5 years played · career day 3,286215 runs
-21.8% vs Attewell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 Kapil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 215 |
| 🇬🇧 Attewell | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 585 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KapilRetired | AttewellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Test wickets | 434 | 28 |
| Test runs | 5,248 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 23 | — |
| ODI wickets | 253 | — |
| 175 not out at 1983 World Cup | 1 | — |
| First-class wickets | — | 1,951 |
| First-class average | — | 15 |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | — | 10 |
| Tests played | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Attewell86.7
Kapil86.6
FAQ
Where does Kapil beat Attewell?
Kapil scores higher on honours. Attewell leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Kapil vs Attewell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kapil: 86.6, Attewell: 86.7.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Kapil vs Attewell. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.