Marshall vs Dravid
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Marshall wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Dravid wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Marshall leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 376 Test wickets at 20.94 — statistically the finest fast bowler in history.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇧 Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 224 |
| 🇮🇳 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 | MarshallRetired | DravidRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 376 | — |
| Test matches | 81 | — |
| Test bowling average | 20.94 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 22 | — |
| ODI wickets | 157 | — |
| Test runs | — | 13,288 |
| Test centuries | — | 36 |
| Test average | — | 52.31 |
| ODI runs | — | 10,889 |
| Test catches | — | 210 |
| Balls faced in Tests | — | 31,258 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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