Bland vs Williamson
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Bland wins: Peak
Williamson wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Bland leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Regarded as the finest cover fielder cricket has seen.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Bland | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 216 | 626 |
| 🇳🇿 Williamson | 0 | 0 | 280 | 760 | 3,372 | 6,438 |
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 | BlandRetired | WilliamsonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 1,669 | 9,200 |
| Test average | 49 | — |
| Test centuries | 3 | 33 |
| First-class runs | 7,249 | — |
| Tests played | 21 | — |
| Test matches | — | 105 |
| ODI runs | — | 6,800 |
| Test batting average | — | 54.9 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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