Bland vs Curran
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Bland wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Curran wins: Peak, 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 |
| 🇬🇧 Curran | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 296 | 651 |
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 | CurranActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 1,669 | 815 |
| Test average | 49 | — |
| Test centuries | 3 | — |
| First-class runs | 7,249 | — |
| Tests played | 21 | — |
| Twenty20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Player of the Tournament awards | — | 1 |
| Twenty20 international wickets | — | 60 |
| Test wickets | — | 47 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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