Abbas vs Imran
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Abbas wins: Peak, Statistics
Imran wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Abbas leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The Asian Bradman scored 108 first-class centuries and four Test double hundreds.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Abbas | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 263 | 588 |
| 🇵🇰 Imran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
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 | AbbasRetired | ImranRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 5,062 | 3,807 |
| Test centuries | 12 | — |
| First-class centuries | 108 | — |
| Test double centuries | 4 | — |
| ODI runs | 2,572 | — |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Test wickets | — | 362 |
| Test bowling average | — | 22.81 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 23 |
| Test wins as captain | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 88 |
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