McCullum vs Flintoff
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Flintoff wins: Dominance, Honours
McCullum wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Flintoff leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The defining figure of the 2005 Ashes with 226 Test wickets and 3,845 runs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 McCullum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 210 |
| 🇬🇧 Flintoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 170 |
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 | McCullumRetired | FlintoffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 6,453 | 3,845 |
| Highest Test score | 302 | — |
| Fastest Test century (balls) | 54 | — |
| ODI runs | 6,083 | — |
| Consecutive Tests | 101 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 226 |
| Ashes series won | — | 2 |
| Man of the Series awards | — | 3 |
| Tests played | — | 79 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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