Douglas vs Alley
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Douglas wins: Honours
Alley wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Douglas leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic middleweight boxing champion who also captained England at cricket.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Douglas | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 582 |
| 🇦🇺 Alley | 0 | 0 | 45 | 93 | 256 | 518 |
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 | DouglasRetired | AlleyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic boxing gold medals | 1 | — |
| Tests as captain | 18 | — |
| First-class wickets | 1,893 | 768 |
| First-class runs | 24,531 | 19,612 |
| Test wickets | 45 | — |
| Runs in the 1961 season | — | 3,019 |
| First-class centuries | — | 31 |
| Seasons played | — | 23 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 94 |
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