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Attewell vs Afridi

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AttewellWinner
86.7

Attewell wins: Dominance, Statistics

Afridi
86.6

Afridi wins: Peak, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 William Attewell
86.7

Attewell leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Famed for accuracy, with 1,951 first-class wickets at under 16.

1. William Attewell
86.7
2. Shahid Afridi
86.6

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
1. 🇬🇧 William Attewell5 years played · career day 1,825275 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Shahid Afridi5 years played · career day 2,191190 runs
-30.9% vs Attewell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Attewell004595275585
🇵🇰 Afridi00030148314

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.

MetricAttewellRetiredAfridiRetired
First-class wickets1,951
First-class average15
Test wickets28
Seasons with 100 wickets10
Tests played10
ODI wickets395
ODI runs8,064
T20 World Cup titles1
Fastest ODI century (balls)37
ODI sixes351
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%8890
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%9492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Attewell86.7
Afridi86.6
The people
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Afridi

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