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Rolton vs Warne

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RoltonWinner
90.8

Rolton wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

Warne
90.7

Warne wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Karen Rolton
90.8

Rolton leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time World Cup winner with an unbeaten 209 in Tests.

1. Karen Rolton
90.8
2. Shane Warne
90.7

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. 🇦🇺 Shane Warne5 years played · career day 2,556275 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Karen Rolton5 years played · career day 1,825218 runs
-20.7% vs Warne at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Rolton003068218462
🇦🇺 Warne0000169373

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.

MetricRoltonRetiredWarneRetired
World Cup titles2
ODI runs4,814
ODI average48.14
Highest Test score209
ODI wickets84293
Test wickets708
World Cups1
Five-wicket hauls37
Test bowling average25.41
Ashes wickets195
Dominance w25%8890
Peak w20%9693
Longevity w20%8690
Honours w20%9088
Statistics w15%9693

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rolton90.8
Warne90.7
The people
Rolton
Warne

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