Bowes vs Dempster
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Bowes wins: Honours
Dempster wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Bowes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Yorkshire spearhead with 1,639 first-class wickets at under 17 apiece.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Bowes | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 222 | 645 |
| 🇳🇿 Dempster | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 585 |
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 | BowesRetired | DempsterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class wickets | 1,639 | — |
| First-class average | 16 | 44 |
| Test wickets | 68 | — |
| County championships won | 7 | — |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | 9 | — |
| Test average | — | 65 |
| Test centuries | — | 2 |
| First-class runs | — | 12,145 |
| First-class centuries | — | 35 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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