Shaheen vs Stokes
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Stokes wins: Longevity, Honours
Shaheen wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Stokes leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Won England a World Cup final and Headingley 2019 almost alone.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Shaheen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 180 | 386 |
| 🏴 Stokes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 330 |
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 | ShaheenActive | StokesActive |
|---|---|---|
| ICC Cricketer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Test wickets | 120 | 200 |
| ODI wickets | 130 | — |
| T20I wickets | 100 | — |
| Champions Trophy titles | 1 | — |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| World T20 titles | — | 1 |
| Test runs | — | 6,500 |
| ICC Cricketer of the Year | — | 1 |
| Test centuries | — | 13 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 86 |
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