Barnes vs Richards
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Barnes wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Richards 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.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 🏴 Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 316 |
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 | BarnesRetired | RichardsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 189 | — |
| Test bowling average | 16.43 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 24 | — |
| Tests played | 27 | — |
| Best innings figures | 9 | — |
| Test runs | — | 8,540 |
| Test centuries | — | 24 |
| World Cups | — | 2 |
| Test average | — | 50.23 |
| ODI runs | — | 6,721 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Century | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 90 |
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