Williamson vs Lillee
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Lillee wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Williamson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Lillee leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 355 Test wickets and the defining fast bowler of the 1970s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Williamson | 0 | 0 | 280 | 760 | 3,372 | 6,438 |
| 🇦🇺 Lillee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 171 |
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 | WilliamsonActive | LilleeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 9,200 | — |
| Test centuries | 33 | — |
| Test matches | 105 | 70 |
| ODI runs | 6,800 | — |
| Test batting average | 54.9 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 355 |
| Bowling average | — | 23.92 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 23 |
| ODI wickets | — | 103 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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