Gavaskar vs Taylor
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Gavaskar wins: Dominance
Taylor wins: Honours
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Verdict
Gavaskar leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. First batter to 10,000 Test runs, against the fastest bowling of the era.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 Gavaskar | 0 | 0 | 774 | 1,460 | 3,362 | 6,272 |
| 🇯🇲 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 125 | 402 |
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 | GavaskarRetired | TaylorActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 10,122 | — |
| Test centuries | 34 | — |
| Test average | 51.12 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Test matches | 125 | — |
| Double centuries | 4 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI runs | — | 5,000 |
| ODI wickets | — | 150 |
| ICC Cricketer of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| T20I runs | — | 3,500 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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