Constantine vs Chapman
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Constantine wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Chapman wins: Honours
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Verdict
Constantine leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The first great West Indian all-rounder and a pioneer of the game's professional 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇹 Constantine | 0 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 277 | 623 |
| 🇬🇧 Chapman | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 222 | 645 |
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 | ConstantineRetired | ChapmanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 58 | — |
| First-class wickets | 439 | — |
| First-class runs | 4,475 | 16,309 |
| Tests played | 18 | — |
| League seasons | 10 | — |
| Ashes series won as captain | — | 2 |
| Tests as captain | — | 17 |
| Tests won as captain | — | 9 |
| Test centuries | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 82 |
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