Collingwood vs Alderman
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Collingwood wins: Longevity, Honours
Alderman 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 |
| 🇦🇺 Alderman | 0 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 280 | 635 |
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 | AldermanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Twenty20 titles as captain | 1 | — |
| Test runs | 4,259 | — |
| One-day international runs | 5,092 | — |
| Test centuries | 10 | — |
| International caps | 264 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 170 |
| Wickets in the 1981 Ashes | — | 42 |
| Wickets in the 1989 Ashes | — | 41 |
| First-class wickets | — | 956 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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