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Denton vs Wolvaardt

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DentonWinner
87.0

Denton wins: Longevity

Wolvaardt
86.8

Wolvaardt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 David Denton
87.0

Denton leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Scored 36,479 first-class runs for Yorkshire.

1. David Denton
87.0
2. Laura Wolvaardt
86.8

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. 🇬🇧 David Denton5 years played · career day 1,825263 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Laura Wolvaardt5 years played · career day 1,826226 runs
-14.1% vs Denton at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Denton004594263620
🇿🇦 Wolvaardt003272170472

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.

MetricDentonRetiredWolvaardtActive
First-class runs36,479
First-class centuries69
Test runs424
County championships won7
Seasons played27
World Cup finals reached3
ODI runs4,000
ODI centuries8
ODI average46
Career best ODI ranking2
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%9278
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%9494

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GOAT Rank · the data
Denton87.0
Wolvaardt86.8
The people
Denton
Wolvaardt

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