Who is better, Taylor or Jayasuriya?
Sanath Jayasuriya leads with a GOAT score of 89.3 against 89.2 for Claire Taylor — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Taylor vs Jayasuriya
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sanath Jayasuriya above Claire Taylor: 89.3 vs 89.2. Sanath Jayasuriya leads on Longevity. Claire Taylor leads on Honours, Statistics.
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JayasuriyaWinner
89.3Jayasuriya wins: Longevity
Taylor
89.2Taylor wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇰 Sanath Jayasuriya
89.3
Jayasuriya leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sanath Jayasuriya
2. Claire Taylor
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇱🇰 Sanath Jayasuriya5 years played · career day 2,555205 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Claire Taylor5 years played · career day 1,825194 runs
-5.4% vs Jayasuriya at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 28 | 62 | 194 | 422 |
| 🇱🇰 Jayasuriya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 317 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TaylorRetired | JayasuriyaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | 1 |
| T20 World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| ODI runs | 4,101 | 13,430 |
| ODI average | 40.2 | — |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| ODI wickets | — | 323 |
| Test runs | — | 6,973 |
| Fastest ODI fifty (balls) | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Jayasuriya89.3
Taylor89.2
FAQ
Where does Taylor beat Jayasuriya?
Taylor scores higher on honours, statistics. Jayasuriya leads on longevity.
How is the Taylor vs Jayasuriya score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Taylor: 89.2, Jayasuriya: 89.3.
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