Better player : Bumrah or Headley ?

[Sunil1z]

Assume Bumrah retires Today , which of these 2 players are of better quality?

 

[capt_Luffy]

Assume Bumrah retires Today , which of these 2 players are of better quality?

I get what you're implying, but Headley technically had a full 20 years career, it wasn't an exceptional 3 years peak or something.

 

[Sunil1z]

I get what you're implying, but Headley technically had a full 20 years career, it wasn't an exceptional 3 years peak or something.

Ignore longevity. Just judge quality

 

[capt_Luffy]

Ignore longevity. Just judge quality

Can't.

 

[Sunil1z]

Can't.

For 2000 runs, there is no longevity.

 

[capt_Luffy]

For 2000 runs, there is no longevity.

Around 9000 on including FC.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Around 9000 on including FC.

I think this poll is just for tests

 

[Coronis]

I don’t personally consider him having great longevity - after the war he played 3 tests and averaged 13.75. Obviously not his fault but yeah.

I tend to look at just his career before the war, but thats just me.

Anyway I have George and Graeme rounding out my top 20, I think Bumrah is approaching that point too. But in general I don’t like comparing batsmen and bowlers so meh.

 

[capt_Luffy]

I think this poll is just for tests

Can't ignore FC records for pre WSC players.

 

[Migara]

Assume Bumrah retires Today , which of these 2 players are of better quality?

One who had a longer career

 

[ankitj]

There are people who rate historical players even when their careers were short due to some circumstances and that's ok. You don't like to extrapolate from small careers and that's ok too. There's no point in being shocked and mocking people for how they treat these specific set of players.

 

[smash84]

I'll take Bumrah

 

[Migara]

There are people who rate historical players even when their careers were short due to some circumstances and that's ok. You don't like to extrapolate from small careers and that's ok too. There's no point in being shocked and mocking people for how they treat these specific set of players.

He is bitter with the comparison of Headly vs Tendulkar

 

[kyear2]

He is bitter with the comparison of Headly vs Tendulkar

And petty, but at no point was it suggested that Headley was better than Tendulkar.

But gain proves the point.....

 

[smash84]

He is bitter with the comparison of Headly vs Tendulkar

What thread is this?

 

[smash84]

nvm, just saw that comparison in Tendulkar vs Marshall thread

 

[OverratedSanity]

Arguable for Bumrah at this point if you consider only tests, but it's obviously a little unfair because the war disrupted Headley's career. He deserves bonus points for carrying a minnow lineup too. Breaking through that barrier to be recognized universally as an ATG player is a great feat.

 

[Sunil1z]

And petty, but at no point was it suggested that Headley was better than Tendulkar.

But gain proves the point.....

Except for the point that Tendulkar wouldn’t improve WI middle order order in ATXI . But nice try

 

[kyear2]

Except for the point that Tendulkar wouldn’t improve WI middle order order in ATXI . But nice try

I just tried to explain it in the other thread, so not typing twice.

But the cliff notes, the argument was that it wouldn't be a significant improvement, which it can be argued it wouldn't.

 

[capt_Luffy]

I just tried to explain it in the other thread, so not typing twice.

But the cliff notes, the argument was that it wouldn't be a significant improvement, which it can be argued it wouldn't.

I read your point in the other thread and while I rate Headley significantly high; it is equivalent of saying Marshall won't improve Pakistan significantly.