Alderman vs Mushtaq
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Mushtaq wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Alderman wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Mushtaq leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Leg-spinner in Pakistan's 1992 World Cup-winning side.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Alderman | 0 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 280 | 635 |
| 🇵🇰 Mushtaq | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 286 | 626 |
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 | AldermanRetired | MushtaqRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 170 | 185 |
| Wickets in the 1981 Ashes | 42 | — |
| Wickets in the 1989 Ashes | 41 | — |
| First-class wickets | 956 | 1,407 |
| Five-wicket hauls | 14 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| One-day international wickets | — | 161 |
| Ten-wicket Test matches | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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