Adcock vs Brook
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Adcock wins: Longevity
Brook wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Adcock leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. First South African to take 100 Test wickets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Adcock | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 222 | 640 |
| 🇬🇧 Brook | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 232 | 675 |
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 | AdcockRetired | BrookActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 104 | — |
| Test average | 21 | 56 |
| First-class wickets | 405 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls in Tests | 5 | — |
| Tests played | 26 | — |
| Test centuries | — | 9 |
| Test runs | — | 2,500 |
| Player of the Series awards | — | 3 |
| Twenty20 international runs | — | 900 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 68 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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