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Atkinson vs Dawson

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DawsonWinner
74.9

Dawson wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Atkinson
70.3

Atkinson wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liam Dawson
74.9

Dawson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. England all-rounder and one of county cricket's most consistent spinners.

1. Liam Dawson
74.9
2. Gus Atkinson
70.3

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through year 5 · Centuries per year
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liam Dawson5 years played · career day 2,92193 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gus Atkinson5 years played · career day 1,82640 runs
-57.0% vs Dawson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Atkinson0000063
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dawson000025128

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.

MetricAtkinsonActiveDawsonActive
Test wickets63
Tests played148
Five-wicket hauls4
Test hat-tricks1
Test centuries1
First-class wickets450
First-class runs9,000
T20 internationals20
County Championship titles1
Dominance w25%6664
Peak w20%8882
Longevity w20%5886
Honours w20%6062
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Dawson74.9
Atkinson70.3
The people
Atkinson
Dawson

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