Barber vs Brearley
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Barber wins: Peak, Statistics
Brearley wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Barber leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Scored 185 in a day at Sydney in the 1965-66 Ashes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Barber | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 585 |
| 🇬🇧 Brearley | 0 | 0 | 45 | 93 | 259 | 528 |
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 | BarberRetired | BrearleyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 1,495 | — |
| Highest Test score | 185 | — |
| Test wickets | 42 | — |
| First-class runs | 17,631 | 25,185 |
| First-class wickets | 549 | — |
| Tests as captain | — | 31 |
| Tests won as captain | — | 18 |
| Ashes series won as captain | — | 3 |
| First-class centuries | — | 45 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 82 |
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