Boyce vs Donnelly
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Boyce wins: Honours
Donnelly wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Boyce leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Took four wickets in the 1975 World Cup final.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇧 Boyce | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 279 | 601 |
| 🇳🇿 Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 218 | 631 |
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 | BoyceRetired | DonnellyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Wickets in the 1975 final | 4 | — |
| Test wickets | 60 | — |
| First-class wickets | 852 | — |
| Test runs | 657 | — |
| Test average | — | 52 |
| Highest Test score | — | 206 |
| First-class runs | — | 9,250 |
| First-class centuries | — | 23 |
| Tests played | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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