Archer vs Barber
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Archer wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Barber wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Archer leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Bowled the super over that won England the 2019 World Cup.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Archer | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 292 | 684 |
| 🇬🇧 Barber | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 585 |
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 | ArcherActive | BarberRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup wickets in 2019 | 20 | — |
| Test wickets | 50 | 42 |
| Twenty20 international wickets | 40 | — |
| Fastest delivery recorded in km/h | 154 | — |
| Test runs | — | 1,495 |
| Highest Test score | — | 185 |
| First-class runs | — | 17,631 |
| First-class wickets | — | 549 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
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