Blythe vs Wolvaardt
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Blythe wins: Longevity
Wolvaardt wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Blythe leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Took 2,506 first-class wickets before dying in the First World War.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Blythe | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 289 | 635 |
| 🇿🇦 Wolvaardt | 0 | 0 | 32 | 72 | 170 | 472 |
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 | BlytheRetired | WolvaardtActive |
|---|---|---|
| First-class wickets | 2,506 | — |
| Test wickets | 100 | — |
| Wickets in a day | 17 | — |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | 14 | — |
| First-class average | 16 | — |
| World Cup finals reached | — | 3 |
| ODI runs | — | 4,000 |
| ODI centuries | — | 8 |
| ODI average | — | 46 |
| Career best ODI ranking | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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