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Astill vs Alley

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AlleyWinner
85.3

Alley wins: Dominance, Peak

Astill
85.2

Astill wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Bill Alley
85.3

Alley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Scored 3,019 first-class runs in 1961 at the age of 42.

1. Bill Alley
85.3
2. Ewart Astill
85.2

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. 🇬🇧 Ewart Astill5 years played · career day 1,825258 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Bill Alley5 years played · career day 1,825256 runs
-0.8% vs Astill at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Astill004593258526
🇦🇺 Alley004593256518

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.

MetricAstillRetiredAlleyRetired
First-class runs22,73119,612
First-class wickets2,431768
Doubles achieved9
Tests played9
Seasons played3323
Runs in the 1961 season3,019
First-class centuries31
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%8692
Longevity w20%9490
Honours w20%7874
Statistics w15%9494

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GOAT Rank · the data
Alley85.3
Astill85.2
The people
Astill
Alley

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