Tamim vs Lillee
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Lillee wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Tamim wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Lillee leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 355 Test wickets and the defining fast bowler of the 1970s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇩 Tamim | 0 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 196 | 424 |
| 🇦🇺 Lillee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 171 |
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 | TamimRetired | LilleeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| ODI runs | 8,357 | — |
| Test runs | 5,134 | — |
| International centuries | 25 | — |
| ODI matches | 243 | — |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 355 |
| Bowling average | — | 23.92 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 23 |
| Test matches | — | 70 |
| ODI wickets | — | 103 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 90 |
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