D'Oliveira vs Bresnan
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D'Oliveira wins: Dominance
Bresnan wins: Honours
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Verdict
D'Oliveira leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. His selection for the 1968 tour triggered South Africa's sporting isolation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 D'Oliveira | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 216 | 621 |
| 🇬🇧 Bresnan | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 273 | 578 |
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 | D'OliveiraRetired | BresnanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 2,484 | 575 |
| Test centuries | 5 | — |
| Test wickets | 47 | 72 |
| First-class runs | 18,919 | — |
| Tests played | 44 | — |
| Consecutive Tests won | — | 13 |
| Ashes series won | — | 2 |
| First-class wickets | — | 575 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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