Bedser vs Collingwood
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Bedser wins: Dominance, Peak
Collingwood wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Bedser leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Took 236 Test wickets in only 51 matches as England's post-war spearhead.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Bedser | 0 | 0 | 35 | 79 | 264 | 615 |
| 🇬🇧 Collingwood | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 206 | 562 |
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 | BedserRetired | CollingwoodRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 236 | — |
| Tests played | 51 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 15 | — |
| Bowling average | 24 | — |
| First-class wickets | 1,924 | — |
| World Twenty20 titles as captain | — | 1 |
| Test runs | — | 4,259 |
| One-day international runs | — | 5,092 |
| Test centuries | — | 10 |
| International caps | — | 264 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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