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Linus Torvalds

Legend tier Bowler · @torvalds · Big-hitting star

HALL OF FAME A generational talent: high and balanced, earned over years.

Attributes

Consistency

Power hitting

Control

Support play

Longevity

Playstyles

Death BowlerMarathonerRapid FireCrowd PullerFranchise Player

★ Big-hitting star

gitwicket.dev · 14.9yr career · 16yr active

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Scouting metrics

The raw GitHub numbers behind this card, and exactly which stat each one feeds.

Commits3,265 in the last year

98

Recent commit volume — feeds Strike Rate.

Stars earned252,557 across owned repos

99

Total stars on your non-fork repos — feeds Boundaries.

Followers313,646 followers

99

Reach and influence — softens Economy alongside stars.

Merged PRs72 merged all-time

83

Shipped work through a PR workflow — one of three things feeding Wickets, alongside reviews given and repos shipped solo.

Code reviews2 given this year

50

Reviews given to others, plus issues you've closed — feeds Catches.

Repos shipped9 owned, non-fork repos

45

Solo-built projects count too — feeds Wickets alongside PRs and reviews, so working alone doesn't zero this out.

Issues closed9 closed all-time

20

Maintenance and triage — supports role detection.

Active years16 years with activity

92

Distinct years you've actually contributed — powers Batting Average and the Legend gate.

Distribution

Where 93 RTG sits against every GitHub card GitWicket has rated.

torvalds · 93

Higher than 99% of cards on GitWicket.

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