Burke vs Carr
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Carr wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Burke wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Carr leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Googly bowler who took five wickets on Test debut at the age of 37.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Burke | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 198 | 586 |
| 🇬🇧 Carr | 0 | 0 | 55 | 147 | 361 | 411 |
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 | BurkeRetired | CarrRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 1,280 | — |
| Test centuries | 3 | — |
| Test average | 34 | — |
| First-class runs | 7,563 | — |
| Tests played | 24 | — |
| Test appearances | — | 1 |
| Test wickets | — | 7 |
| First-class wickets | — | 334 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year | — | 1 |
| First-class matches | — | 77 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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