Walsh vs Perry
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Perry wins: Dominance, Honours
Walsh wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Perry leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Seven World Cup titles and the best all-round record in women's cricket.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇲 Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 157 |
| 🇦🇺 Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 314 |
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 | WalshRetired | PerryActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 519 | — |
| Tests played | 132 | — |
| ODI wickets | 227 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 22 | — |
| Test bowling average | 24.44 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 7 |
| International wickets | — | 300 |
| International runs | — | 7,000 |
| Test double centuries | — | 1 |
| ICC Cricketer of the Year | — | 2 |
| Ashes series wins | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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