Rolton vs Sutcliffe
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Rolton wins: Honours
Sutcliffe wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Rolton leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time World Cup winner with an unbeaten 209 in Tests.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Rolton | 0 | 0 | 30 | 68 | 218 | 462 |
| 🇬🇧 Sutcliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 |
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 | RoltonRetired | SutcliffeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| ODI runs | 4,814 | — |
| ODI average | 48.14 | — |
| Highest Test score | 209 | — |
| ODI wickets | 84 | — |
| Test average | — | 60.73 |
| Test runs | — | 4,555 |
| Test centuries | — | 16 |
| First-class runs | — | 50,138 |
| First-class centuries | — | 151 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 98 |
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