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Bryan vs Atkinson

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AtkinsonWinner
70.3

Atkinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Bryan
62.1

Bryan wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gus Atkinson
70.3

Atkinson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Took 12 wickets on Test debut in 2024 and later scored a Test century.

1. Gus Atkinson
70.3
2. Jack Bryan
62.1

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Bryan5 years played · career day 1,826264 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gus Atkinson5 years played · career day 1,82640 runs
-84.8% vs Bryan at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bryan004086198526
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Atkinson0000063

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.

MetricBryanRetiredAtkinsonActive
Test caps3
First-class runs7,000
First-class centuries11
First-class matches200
Career batting average30
Test wickets63
Tests played14
Five-wicket hauls4
Test hat-tricks1
Test centuries1
Dominance w25%5866
Peak w20%6888
Longevity w20%6658
Honours w20%5660
Statistics w15%6484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Atkinson70.3
Bryan62.1
The people
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