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Naseem vs Cuttell

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CuttellWinner
77.5

Cuttell wins: Longevity, Honours

Naseem
73.2

Naseem wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Willis Cuttell
77.5

Cuttell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Lancashire all-rounder and a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1898.

1. Willis Cuttell
77.5
2. Naseem Shah
73.2

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
1. 🇬🇧 Willis Cuttell5 years played · career day 4,016520 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Naseem Shah5 years played · career day 1,82575 runs
-85.6% vs Cuttell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇵🇰 Naseem00132175109
🇬🇧 Cuttell00000300

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.

MetricNaseemActiveCuttellRetired
Test wickets57
Youngest Test hat-trick age16
ODI wickets39
Asia Cup titles1
International career years7
Tests played2
First-class wickets1,013
First-class runs8,562
Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards1
Career years17
Dominance w25%7068
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%6282
Honours w20%6670
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Cuttell77.5
Naseem73.2
The people
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