Heyhoe Flint vs Barnes
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Barnes wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Heyhoe Flint wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Barnes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 189 Test wickets at 16.43, the best average of any bowler with 150-plus 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.
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Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Heyhoe Flint | 0 | 0 | 20 | 48 | 122 | 392 |
| 🏴 Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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 | Heyhoe FlintRetired | BarnesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Tests played | 22 | 27 |
| Test runs | 1,594 | — |
| Test average | 45.54 | — |
| Tests as captain without defeat | 12 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 189 |
| Test bowling average | — | 16.43 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 24 |
| Best innings figures | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 96 |
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