Who is better, Perry or Malinga?
Ellyse Perry leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.1 for Lasith Malinga — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Perry vs Malinga
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ellyse Perry above Lasith Malinga: 88.2 vs 88.1. Ellyse Perry leads on Longevity, Honours. Lasith Malinga leads on Peak, Statistics.
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PerryWinner
88.2Perry wins: Longevity, Honours
Malinga
88.1Malinga wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Ellyse Perry
88.2
Perry leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ellyse Perry
2. Lasith Malinga
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. 🇦🇺 Ellyse Perry5 years played · career day 2,921252 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Lasith Malinga5 years played · career day 2,191163 runs
-35.3% vs Perry at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 314 |
| 🇱🇰 Malinga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 290 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PerryActive | MalingaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 7 | — |
| International wickets | 300 | — |
| International runs | 7,000 | — |
| Test double centuries | 1 | — |
| ICC Cricketer of the Year | 2 | — |
| Ashes series wins | 6 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI wickets | — | 338 |
| T20 international wickets | — | 107 |
| ODI hat-tricks | — | 3 |
| IPL titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Perry88.2
Malinga88.1
FAQ
Where does Malinga beat Perry?
Malinga scores higher on peak, statistics. Perry leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Perry vs Malinga score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Perry: 88.2, Malinga: 88.1.
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