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Agnew vs Cuttell

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CuttellWinner
77.5

Cuttell wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Agnew
76.5

Agnew wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Willis Cuttell
77.5

Cuttell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Lancashire all-rounder and a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1898.

1. Willis Cuttell
77.5
2. Jonathan Agnew
76.5

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. 🇬🇧 Willis Cuttell5 years played · career day 4,016520 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jonathan Agnew5 years played · career day 1,825298 runs
-42.7% vs Cuttell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Agnew0050105298622
🇬🇧 Cuttell00000300

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.

MetricAgnewRetiredCuttellRetired
First-class wickets6661,013
Test matches3
One-day internationals3
First-class matches218
Five-wicket hauls35
Tests played2
First-class runs8,562
Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards1
Career years17
Dominance w25%7068
Peak w20%8286
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%7070
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Cuttell77.5
Agnew76.5
The people
Agnew
Cuttell

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