Gower vs McGrath
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Gower wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
McGrath wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Gower leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Elegant left-hander who led England to the 1985 Ashes with 732 runs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Gower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 298 |
| 🇦🇺 McGrath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 338 |
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 | GowerRetired | McGrathRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 8,231 | — |
| Test centuries | 18 | — |
| Ashes series won as captain | 1 | — |
| Runs in the 1985 Ashes | 732 | — |
| Tests played | 117 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 563 |
| ODI wickets | — | 381 |
| World Cups | — | 3 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 29 |
| Test bowling average | — | 21.64 |
| World Cup wickets | — | 71 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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