Boult vs Shrubsole
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Boult wins: Dominance, Statistics
Shrubsole wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Boult leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World Test Championship winner and joint leading wicket-taker at the 2019 World Cup.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Boult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 116 | 278 |
| 🇬🇧 Shrubsole | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 204 |
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 | BoultActive | ShrubsoleRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 317 | — |
| ODI wickets | 211 | 102 |
| World Test Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Test bowling average | 27.5 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 10 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World Cup final figures | — | 6 |
| T20I wickets | — | 102 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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