Ballance vs Catterall
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Ballance wins: Longevity, Honours
Catterall wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Ballance leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Test centurion for England who later returned to play for Zimbabwe.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇼 Ballance | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 236 | 655 |
| 🇿🇦 Catterall | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 360 | 669 |
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.
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