Bull vs Duleepsinhji
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Bull wins: Longevity
Duleepsinhji wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Bull leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Essex spinner who took 121 wickets in the 1897 season.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Bull | 0 | 0 | 45 | 98 | 305 | 630 |
| 🇮🇳 Duleepsinhji | 0 | 0 | 420 | 1,400 | 5,100 | 14,407 |
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 | BullRetired | DuleepsinhjiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class wickets | 484 | — |
| Wickets in 1897 | 121 | — |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | 1 | — |
| Ten-wicket matches | 12 | — |
| Seasons played | 11 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 58.52 |
| Test runs | — | 995 |
| First-class runs | — | 15,485 |
| First-class centuries | — | 50 |
| Tests played | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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