Muralitharan vs Bradman
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Bradman wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Muralitharan wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Bradman leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. A Test average of 99.94 — the largest statistical outlier in any sport.
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.
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Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Muralitharan — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | MuralitharanRetired | BradmanRetired · New South Wales / South Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 800 | — |
| ODI wickets | 534 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 67 | — |
| Ten-wicket matches | 22 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Test bowling average | 22.72 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 99.94 |
| Test centuries | — | 29 |
| Test runs | — | 6,996 |
| Double centuries | — | 12 |
| Tests played | — | 52 |
| Ashes series won | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 100 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 100 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 100 |
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