Cowdrey vs Ranatunga
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Cowdrey wins: Longevity
Ranatunga wins: Peak
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Verdict
Cowdrey leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The first cricketer to play 100 Test matches, with 22 centuries.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Cowdrey | 0 | 0 | 35 | 76 | 235 | 531 |
| 🇱🇰 Ranatunga | 0 | 0 | 22 | 50 | 164 | 372 |
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.
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