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Carr vs Catterall

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CarrWinner
81.8

Carr wins: Longevity, Honours

Catterall
81.8

Catterall wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Donald Carr
81.8

Carr leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. England Test batter, Derbyshire captain and later a leading administrator.

1. Donald Carr
81.8
2. Bob Catterall
81.8

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. 🇿🇦 Bob Catterall5 years played · career day 1,825360 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Donald Carr5 years played · career day 1,825278 runs
-22.8% vs Catterall at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Carr0048100278570
🇿🇦 Catterall0050111360669

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.

MetricCarrRetiredCatterallRetired
Test appearances2
First-class runs19,2577,592
First-class centuries24
First-class matches466
Seasons as captain9
Test runs1,555
Test centuries3
Tests played24
Highest Test score120
Dominance w25%7478
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%8880
Honours w20%7874
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Carr81.8
Catterall81.8
The people
Carr
Catterall

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