I worked this out in early December, and have decided to post it here now because it's all very sparse. Brett Lee’s test bowling: 1–10 tests: 930 runs for 48 wickets @ 19.37 11–20: 1166 r 32 w @ 36.43 21–30: 1283 r 32 w @ 40.09 31–40: 1481 r 42 w @ 35.26 41–50: 1342 r 42 w @ 31.95 51–55: 583 r 17 w @ 34.29 His first 15 tests Lee had conceded 1523 runs for 65 wickets @ 23.43 . Since then, he has conceded 5262 runs for 148 wickets @ 35.55 . For a total of 6785 runs for 213 wickets @ 31.85 . As a comparison: AJ Bichel: 1870 r, 58 w @ 32.24 . DW Fleming: 1942 r, 75 w @ 25.89 . JN Gillespie: 6770 r, 259 w @ 26.13 . (First 35 tests @ 26.24 ; Second 36 tests @ 26.03 ). MS Kasprowicz: 3716 r, 113 w @ 32.88 . GD McGrath: 11787 r, 549 w @ 21.46 . PR Reiffel: 2804 r, 104 w @ 26.96 . Other bowlers and their averages who’ve played around the BLee era (albeit with far fewer games/opportunities): J Angel, 46.30 ; NW Bracken, 42.08 ; SR Clark, 17.39 ; SH Cook, 20.28 ; AC Dale, 31.16 ; BP Julian, ...