Brearley vs D'Oliveira
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D'Oliveira wins: Longevity, Honours
Brearley wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
D'Oliveira leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. His selection for the 1968 tour triggered South Africa's sporting isolation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Brearley | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 323 | 675 |
| 🇬🇧 D'Oliveira | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 216 | 621 |
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 | BrearleyRetired | D'OliveiraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class wickets | 990 | — |
| Wickets in one match | 17 | — |
| Test wickets | 17 | 47 |
| Seasons with 100 wickets | 5 | — |
| County championships won | 2 | — |
| Test runs | — | 2,484 |
| Test centuries | — | 5 |
| First-class runs | — | 18,919 |
| Tests played | — | 44 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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