McGrath vs Clark
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Clark wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
McGrath wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Clark leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two World Cup titles as captain and the first double-century in ODIs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 McGrath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 338 |
| 🇦🇺 Clark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 42 |
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 | McGrathRetired | ClarkRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 563 | — |
| ODI wickets | 381 | — |
| World Cups | 3 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 29 | — |
| Test bowling average | 21.64 | — |
| World Cup wickets | 71 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| ODI runs | — | 4,844 |
| ODI average | — | 47.49 |
| Highest ODI score | — | 229 |
| Australia caps | — | 133 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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