Headley vs Muralitharan
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Muralitharan wins: Longevity
Headley wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Muralitharan leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 800 Test wickets — the most any bowler has ever taken.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇲 Headley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 405 |
| 🇱🇰 Muralitharan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 413 |
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 | HeadleyRetired | MuralitharanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test batting average | 60.83 | — |
| Test centuries | 10 | — |
| Test runs | 2,190 | — |
| First-class average | 69.86 | — |
| Test matches | 22 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 800 |
| ODI wickets | — | 534 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 67 |
| Ten-wicket matches | — | 22 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Test bowling average | — | 22.72 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 96 |
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