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Barnes vs Denton
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BarnesWinner
90.3Barnes wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Denton
87.0Denton wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Sydney Barnes
90.3
Barnes leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sydney Barnes
2. David Denton
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 year1. 🇬🇧 David Denton5 years played · career day 1,825263 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Sydney Barnes5 years played · career day 4,381100 runs
-62.0% vs Denton at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 🇬🇧 Denton | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 263 | 620 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarnesRetired | DentonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 189 | — |
| Test bowling average | 16.43 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 24 | — |
| Tests played | 27 | — |
| Best innings figures | 9 | — |
| First-class runs | — | 36,479 |
| First-class centuries | — | 69 |
| Test runs | — | 424 |
| County championships won | — | 7 |
| Seasons played | — | 27 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Barnes90.3
Denton87.0
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