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Dooland vs Barnett

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DoolandWinner
80.6

Dooland wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Barnett
80.6

Barnett wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Bruce Dooland
80.6

Dooland leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Leg-spinner who took over 1,000 first-class wickets in a short career.

1. Bruce Dooland
80.6
2. Kim Barnett
80.6

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
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kim Barnett5 years played · career day 2,1916,200 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Bruce Dooland5 years played · career day 1,825274 runs
-95.6% vs Barnett at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Dooland004087274609
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Barnett0009004,70010,750

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.

MetricDoolandRetiredBarnettRetired
First-class wickets1,016
First-class runs7,14128,593
Test wickets9
Seasons with 100 wickets4
Ten-wicket matches26
First-class centuries61
Tests played4
Seasons played26
List A runs12,016
Dominance w25%7872
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%7694
Honours w20%7466
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Dooland80.6
Barnett80.6
The people
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