DeFreitas vs Duleepsinhji
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DeFreitas wins: Longevity
Duleepsinhji wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
DeFreitas leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. 140 Test wickets for England across a 15-year international career.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 DeFreitas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 111 |
| 🇮🇳 Duleepsinhji | 0 | 0 | 420 | 1,400 | 5,100 | 14,407 |
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 | DeFreitasRetired | DuleepsinhjiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 140 | — |
| Tests played | 44 | 12 |
| ODI wickets | 115 | — |
| First-class wickets | 1,221 | — |
| Test runs | 934 | 995 |
| Test batting average | — | 58.52 |
| First-class runs | — | 15,485 |
| First-class centuries | — | 50 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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