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Burnup vs Austin

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BurnupWinner
81.0

Burnup wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Austin
81.0

Austin wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Cuthbert Burnup
81.0

Burnup leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Kent opener and an England amateur football international.

1. Cuthbert Burnup
81.0
2. Ian Austin
81.0

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
1. 🇬🇧 Ian Austin5 years played · career day 1,825294 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Cuthbert Burnup5 years played · career day 1,825285 runs
-3.1% vs Austin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Burnup004596285621
🇬🇧 Austin0050104294610

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.

MetricBurnupRetiredAustinRetired
First-class runs13,6144,000
First-class centuries30
County championships won1
Seasons played13
Highest score200
ODI appearances9
First-class wickets267
List A wickets340
Lord's one-day finals won4
Dominance w25%7674
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8084
Honours w20%7678
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Burnup81.0
Austin81.0
The people
Burnup
Austin

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