Collingwood vs Benaud
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Collingwood wins: Longevity, Statistics
Benaud wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Collingwood leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Captained England to the 2010 World Twenty20 title.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Collingwood | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 206 | 562 |
| 🇦🇺 Benaud | 0 | 0 | 35 | 78 | 186 | 590 |
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 | CollingwoodRetired | BenaudRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Twenty20 titles as captain | 1 | — |
| Test runs | 4,259 | 2,201 |
| One-day international runs | 5,092 | — |
| Test centuries | 10 | — |
| International caps | 264 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 248 |
| Tests as captain | — | 28 |
| Series lost as captain | — | 0 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 16 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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