PlayerComparisons
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Rabada: 280 wickets @ 22.3
Roberts: 202 wickets @ 25.6
Roberts: 202 wickets @ 25.6
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Kagiso Rabada vs Andy Roberts
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SillyCowCorner1
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Adorable Asshole
International Regular
Reputation says Roberts but Rabada stats are mad impressive.
@Prince EWS i need your standardised averages
@Prince EWS i need your standardised averages
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Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Hasn't been updated since 2019 so I can't tell you what Rabada would be now but instinctively I'd agree with BB21.
Roberts was fairly unchanged from 25.6 to 25.7.
Roberts was fairly unchanged from 25.6 to 25.7.
Kenneth Viljoen
International Regular
Andy Roberts played in a much bowler friendly era aswell , batsman didn't have the protection they had now nor the quality of bats , pitches were more bowler friendly , bouncer rule wasnt as strict as it is today and Roberts had some mighty fine bowling partners to feed off , Rabada would have loved being part of that era.
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
As Kenneth said Roberts also played in an extremely bowling friendly era.
Yes SA is extremely bowling friendly but an average of 3 points lower and 80 wickets makes it pretty hard to decide.
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Then clearly you should update it.
Whatever you have going on in your life surely can't be more important than settling the great Andy Roberts vs Kagiso Rabada debate.
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
Yes. As the mod of this forum, this should be his first priority.
trundler
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70s weren't that bowler friendly especially in the WI. Roberts's home conditions were easily harder than Rabada's. The overall bowling average in matches involving Roberts is 30.7 and it's 31.5 at home. It's only 25.8 in matches involving Rabada which I found insane. https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...r_involve=67296;template=results;type=batting
Did I **** up the query? Assuming I didn't, I think Roberts played in much higher scoring matches considering he was more of a forerunner to the pace bowling golden age rather than a part of it.
I went with Robert because of his superior away record. It's qualitatively better than Rabada's so I ignored longevity.
Kenneth Viljoen
International Regular
Nice bit of stats work there
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Rabada's stats look better than he actually is and Roberts is the opposite.
BazBall21
International Captain
The helmets point is a bit of a nuanced grey area but I feel fairly certain Roberts had less helpful pitches. His better away record edges him ahead for now.
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
Wonder if Rabada could reach 500 wickets
Dendarii
International Debutant
Not with South Africa having cut down the amount of tests that they play.
Slifer
International Captain
More importantly lol, Roberts played extensively in Asia (a fifth of his tests played) and actually did pretty well there.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yes was refering to overall stats.More importantly lol, Roberts played extensively in Asia (a fifth of his tests played) and actually did pretty well there.