Barnett vs Gul
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Gul wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Barnett wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Gul leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Yorker specialist who led the T20 World Cup wicket charts twice.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Barnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 4,700 | 10,750 |
| 🇵🇰 Gul | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 100 | 285 |
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 | BarnettRetired | GulRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class runs | 28,593 | — |
| First-class centuries | 61 | — |
| Tests played | 4 | — |
| Seasons played | 26 | — |
| List A runs | 12,016 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 163 |
| ODI wickets | — | 179 |
| T20 international wickets | — | 85 |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| International career years | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 66 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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