Sobers vs Warne
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Sobers wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Warne wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Sobers leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The greatest all-rounder: 8,032 Test runs, 235 wickets and six sixes in an over.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇧 Sobers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 195 | 460 |
| 🇦🇺 Warne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 373 |
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 | SobersRetired | WarneRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 8,032 | — |
| Test wickets | 235 | 708 |
| Test centuries | 26 | — |
| Highest Test score | 365 | — |
| Test batting average | 57.78 | — |
| ODI wickets | — | 293 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 37 |
| Test bowling average | — | 25.41 |
| Ashes wickets | — | 195 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 93 |
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