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Attewell vs Laxman

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AttewellWinner
86.7

Attewell wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics

Laxman
86.7

Laxman wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 William Attewell
86.7

Attewell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Famed for accuracy, with 1,951 first-class wickets at under 16.

1. William Attewell
86.7
2. VVS Laxman
86.7

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. 🇮🇳 VVS Laxman5 years played · career day 3,287190 runs
-30.9% vs Attewell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Attewell004595275585
🇮🇳 Laxman00000190

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.

MetricAttewellRetiredLaxmanRetired
First-class wickets1,951
First-class average15
Test wickets28
Seasons with 100 wickets10
Tests played10134
Test runs8,781
Test centuries17
Highest Test score281
Test average45.97
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9096
Longevity w20%8886
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%9492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Attewell86.7
Laxman86.7
The people
Attewell
Laxman

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