Taylor vs Laker
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Taylor wins: Longevity, Honours
Laker wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Taylor leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Widely regarded as the finest wicketkeeper in women's cricket 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 26 | 58 | 188 | 408 |
| 🇬🇧 Laker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 146 |
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 | TaylorRetired | LakerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| ODI dismissals | 135 | — |
| ODI runs | 4,056 | — |
| ODI centuries | 7 | — |
| Wickets in the 1956 Old Trafford Test | — | 19 |
| Test wickets | — | 193 |
| Test bowling average | — | 21.24 |
| First-class wickets | — | 1,944 |
| Ashes series won | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 100 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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