Burge vs Gul
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Burge wins: Peak
Gul wins: Honours
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Verdict
Burge leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Match-winning 160 at Headingley in 1964 kept the Ashes with Australia.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Burge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1,310 |
| 🇵🇰 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 | BurgeRetired | GulRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 2,290 | — |
| Tests played | 42 | — |
| Test centuries | 4 | — |
| Test batting average | 38.16 | — |
| First-class runs | 14,640 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 163 |
| ODI wickets | — | 179 |
| T20 international wickets | — | 85 |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| International career years | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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