Brookes vs Boyce
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Brookes wins: Longevity, Statistics
Boyce wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Brookes leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Northamptonshire's record run-scorer with 28,980 first-class 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Brookes | 0 | 0 | 45 | 93 | 258 | 526 |
| 🇧🇧 Boyce | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 279 | 601 |
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 | BrookesRetired | BoyceRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class runs | 28,980 | — |
| First-class centuries | 71 | — |
| Seasons played | 25 | — |
| Tests played | 1 | — |
| Highest score | 257 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Wickets in the 1975 final | — | 4 |
| Test wickets | — | 60 |
| First-class wickets | — | 852 |
| Test runs | — | 657 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 88 |
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