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Austin vs Duckett

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AustinWinner
81.0

Austin wins: Longevity, Honours

Duckett
81.0

Duckett wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Ian Austin
81.0

Austin leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. England one-day all-rounder and a Lancashire limited-overs specialist.

1. Ian Austin
81.0
2. Ben Duckett
81.0

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
1. 🇬🇧 Ian Austin5 years played · career day 1,825294 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Ben Duckett5 years played · career day 1,825279 runs
-5.1% vs Austin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Austin0050104294610
🇬🇧 Duckett004595279601

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.

MetricAustinRetiredDuckettActive
ODI appearances9
First-class wickets267
List A wickets340
Lord's one-day finals won4
First-class runs4,000
Test runs3,000
Test centuries6
Highest Test score182
One-day international centuries3
Strike rate in Tests87
Dominance w25%7478
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%8476
Honours w20%7874
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Austin81.0
Duckett81.0
The people
Austin
Duckett

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