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Brockwell vs Ballance

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GOAT Rank currently scores Bill Brockwell and Gary Ballance level at 81.8. Bill Brockwell leads on Longevity. Gary Ballance leads on Peak.

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BrockwellWinner
81.8

Brockwell wins: Longevity

Ballance
81.8

Ballance wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Bill Brockwell
81.8

Brockwell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Bill Brockwell
81.8
2. Gary Ballance
81.8

Category breakdown

Season form · Form index per season

Career timeline · Form index per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through year 5 · Form index per season
1. 🇿🇼 Gary Ballance5 years played · career day 1,826310 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Bill Brockwell5 years played · career day 1,825277 runs
-10.6% vs Ballance at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Brockwell004595277593
🇿🇼 Ballance0050106236655

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricBrockwellRetiredBallanceRetired
First-class runs13,23913,000
First-class wickets725—
Test runs2021,662
County championships won5—
Tests played7—
Test centuries—4
First-class centuries—36
County Championship titles—2
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8688
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8888

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Brockwell81.8
Ballance81.8
The people
Brockwell
Ballance

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FAQ

Who is better, Brockwell or Ballance?

Bill Brockwell leads with a GOAT score of 81.8 against 81.8 for Gary Ballance — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Ballance beat Brockwell?

Ballance scores higher on peak. Brockwell leads on longevity.

How is the Brockwell vs Ballance score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brockwell: 81.8, Ballance: 81.8.

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